Anchiale austrotessulata
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tessellated Stick Insect sighting in Springbrook National Park on a given day, based on 58 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 10th most-seen of the 429 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Tessellated Stick Insect in Springbrook 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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Tessellated Stick Insect sightings, Springbrook National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Noosa National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Lamington National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Phasmatidae
The closest relatives of the Tessellated Stick Insect that you can see in Springbrook National Park (family Phasmatidae) are Margin-Winged Stick Insect (about 10%), Red-Winged Stick Insect (about 10%) and Titan Stick Insect (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tessellated Stick Insect is recorded against all the insects logged in Springbrook National Park (58 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.
