Tenodera australasiae
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Tenodera australasiae, the purple-winged mantis, is species of praying mantis. Found throughout Australia, it is common in the eastern regions. Both males and females are capable of flight. The species has not been shown to be parthenogenetic. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-Winged Mantis sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 23 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 a Purple-Winged Mantis in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to December, 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 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Purple-Winged Mantis sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Purple-Winged Mantis sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kakadu National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Mantidae
The closest relatives of the Purple-Winged 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 Australian Garden Mantis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Purple-Winged Mantis is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains 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.
