Stagmomantis heterogamia
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Slender Necked Mantis sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 48th most-seen of the 302 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.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Slender Necked Mantis in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and September, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Slender Necked Mantis 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.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Slender Necked Mantis sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Mantidae
The closest relatives of the Slender Necked Mantis that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (family Mantidae, Mantids) are Peruvian Shield Mantis (about 20%) 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 Slender Necked Mantis is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (23 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.
