Liturgusa maya
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 |
No species of the same family or order lives in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, so these are its closest relatives here: other insects.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mayan Lichen Mantis sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 62nd most-seen of the 75 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.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mayan Lichen Mantis in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–May, the lowest months. That is one of Calakmul Biosphere Reserve's wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain against 15 mm in February.
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.
3rd of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Mayan Lichen Mantis sightings, Calakmul Biosphere Reserve ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 20%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mayan Lichen Mantis is recorded against all the insects logged in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (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.
