Anchiale austrotessulata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Anchiale austrotessulata (synonyms include Ctenomorphodes tessulatus), the tessellated stick insect, tessellated phasmid or tessulata stick insect, is a medium-sized, stick insect found in the Brisbane area of Australia. Fully grown males in mating season exhibit frenetic behaviour. This species is also parthenogenetic.
The species was first described in 1835 by George Robert Gray as Ctenomorphodes tessulata (later corrected to tessulatus). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
No species of the same family or order lives in Noosa National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other insects.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tessellated Stick Insect sighting in Noosa National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 32 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December and January
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Tessellated Stick Insect in Noosa National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tessellated Stick Insect sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Tessellated Stick Insect sightings, Noosa National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tessellated Stick Insect is recorded against all the insects logged in Noosa National Park (9 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
