Diphlebia lestoides
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Diphlebia lestoides is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Lestoideidae, commonly known as a whitewater rockmaster. It is endemic to south-eastern Australia, where it inhabits streams and rivers. Diphlebia lestoides is a large, solid-looking damselfly; the male is a blue to grey colour with black markings, while the female has a more muted colouring. It sits with its white marked wings spread out.
The genus name Diphlebia is derived from the Greek δίς (dis, "twice" or "double") and φλέψ (phleps, "vein"), likely referring to distinctive wing venation. The species name lestoides combines Lestes, a genus name derived from the Greek λῃστής (lēstēs, "robber"), with the suffix -ώδης (-ōdēs, "resembling"), referring to its resemblance to Lestes.
List of Odonata species of Australia Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Whitewater Rockmaster sighting in Royal National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 76th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Whitewater Rockmaster in Royal National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to August, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Whitewater Rockmaster sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Whitewater Rockmaster sightings, Royal National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Lamington National Park (Australia, about 30%) and Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Whitewater Rockmaster that you can see in Royal National Park (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Common Flatwing (about 30%), Fiery Skimmer (about 20%) and Scarlet Percher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Whitewater Rockmaster is recorded against all the insects logged in Royal National Park (11 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.
