Orthodera ministralis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Orthodera ministralis, common name garden mantis or Australian green mantis, is a species of praying mantis from Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Garden Mantis sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 181st most-seen of the 789 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Garden Mantis in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and June–September, the lowest months. That is one of Blue Mountains National Park's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain against 40 mm in May.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Australian Garden 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 6 parks where we can rate Australian Garden Mantis sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%), Royal National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Grampians National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Mantidae
The closest relatives of the Australian Garden Mantis that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (family Mantidae, Mantids) are False Garden Mantis (about 20%), Australian Stick Mantis (about 10%) and Purple-Winged Mantis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Australian Garden Mantis is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (22 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.
