Liturgusa maya
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Liturgusa maya is a species of praying mantis in the family Liturgusidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mayan Lichen Mantis sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 256th most-seen of the 302 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February, May and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mayan Lichen Mantis in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June–September and December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mayan Lichen Mantis 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.
5th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Mayan Lichen Mantis sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 20%), Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 10%).
Same order: Mantodea
The closest relatives of the Mayan Lichen Mantis that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (order Mantodea, Mantises) are Peruvian Shield Mantis (about 20%), Slender Necked Mantis (about 10%) and Tauromantis championi (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mayan Lichen Mantis is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (5 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.
