Brazilian Giant Stick Insect

Brazilian Giant Stick Insect

Cladomorphus phyllinus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Serra dos Órgãos National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

15 Verified sightings at Serra dos Órgãos National Park From 2019 to 2026
15 In 1 park
April Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Niterói 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
2 Vitória 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
3 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Brazilian Giant Stick Insect in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brazilian Giant Stick Insect sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 117 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Brazilian Giant Stick Insect in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?

February, April and November

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Brazilian Giant Stick Insect in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and July–September, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Brazilian Giant Stick Insect?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brazilian Giant Stick Insect sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Where else can you see a Brazilian Giant Stick Insect?

Only Serra dos Órgãos National Park, in our data

Serra dos Órgãos National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Brazilian Giant Stick Insect sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Brazilian Giant Stick Insect live in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?

Same order: Phasmida

The closest relatives of the Brazilian Giant Stick Insect that you can see in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (order Phasmida, Stick Insects) are Ceroys perfoliatus (about 50%) and Ceroys spinosus (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Brazilian Giant Stick Insect sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Brazilian Giant Stick Insect is recorded against all the insects logged in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (15 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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