Chondropyga dorsalis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Chondropyga dorsalis, the cowboy beetle, is a large beetle endemic to Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cowboy Beetle sighting in Royal National Park on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 175 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.
January
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Cowboy Beetle in Royal National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to October, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cowboy Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Cowboy Beetle sightings, Royal National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Lamington National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Cowboy Beetle that you can see in Royal National Park (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Anoplognathus olivieri (about 30%), Argentinian Scarab (about 20%) and Fiddler Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cowboy Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Royal National Park (32 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.
