Red-Winged Stick Insect

Red-Winged Stick Insect

Podacanthus viridiroseus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Royal National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

7 Verified sightings at Royal National Park From 2019 to 2026
29 In all 3 parks
January Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
2 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Red-Winged Stick Insect in Royal National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Winged Stick Insect sighting in Royal National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 112th most-seen of the 175 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Red-Winged Stick Insect in Royal National Park?

January

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Winged Stick Insect in Royal National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Red-Winged Stick Insect?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Winged 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.

Is Royal National Park the best place to see a Red-Winged Stick Insect?

Among the best

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Red-Winged Stick Insect sightings, Royal National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Red-Winged Stick Insect live in Royal National Park?

Same family: Phasmatidae

The closest relatives of the Red-Winged Stick Insect that you can see in Royal National Park (family Phasmatidae) are Margin-Winged Stick Insect (about 20%) and Spur Legged Phasmid (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Red-Winged Stick Insect sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Red-Winged Stick Insect is recorded against all the insects logged in Royal National Park (7 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.

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