Gelidea torrida
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Gelidea is a monotypic genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. It was described in 2012 by Australian entomologist Maxwell Sydney Moulds. The single species occurs in southern Victoria and Tasmania. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Spotted Cicada sighting in Wilsons Promontory National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 17th most-seen of the 60 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and February
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Spotted Cicada in Wilsons Promontory National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Spotted Cicada sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Southern Spotted Cicada sightings, Wilsons Promontory National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Great Otway National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Cicadidae
The closest relatives of the Southern Spotted Cicada that you can see in Wilsons Promontory National Park (family Cicadidae, Typical Cicadas) are Green Grocer (about 20%) and Victorian Firetail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Spotted Cicada is recorded against all the insects logged in Wilsons Promontory 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.
