Panesthia australis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Panesthia australis, colloquially called the Australian wood cockroach or the common wood cockroach, is a species of giant cockroach endemic to Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
No species of the same family or order lives in Wilsons Promontory National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other insects.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Wood Cockroach sighting in Wilsons Promontory National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th most-seen of the 60 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February, April and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Wood Cockroach in Wilsons Promontory National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–September and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Australian Wood Cockroach 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 2 parks where we can rate Australian Wood Cockroach sightings, Wilsons Promontory National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Australian Wood Cockroach is recorded against all the insects logged in Wilsons Promontory National Park (8 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.
