Devil's Coach Horse

Devil's Coach Horse

Creophilus erythrocephalus

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

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

6 Verified sightings at Wilsons Promontory National Park From 2019 to 2026
6 In 1 park
August Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Devil's Coach Horse in Wilsons Promontory National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Devil's Coach Horse sighting in Wilsons Promontory National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 38th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Devil's Coach Horse in Wilsons Promontory National Park?

August

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Devil's Coach Horse in Wilsons Promontory National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–July, September–October and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Devil's Coach Horse?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Devil's Coach Horse sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Where else can you see a Devil's Coach Horse?

Only Wilsons Promontory National Park, in our data

Wilsons Promontory National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Devil's Coach Horse sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Devil's Coach Horse live in Wilsons Promontory National Park?

Same order: Coleoptera

The closest relatives of the Devil's Coach Horse that you can see in Wilsons Promontory National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Broad-Back Weevil (about 30%), Golden Stag Beetle (about 30%) and Scaraphites rotundipennis (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Devil's Coach Horse sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Devil's Coach Horse is recorded against all the insects logged in Wilsons Promontory National Park (6 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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