Ameles decolor
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Ameles decolor (also known as the Mediterranean dwarf mantis or the dwarf mantis) is a species of small praying mantis native to the west Mediterranean and North Africa. A. decolor was first described by entomologist Domenico Cyrillo in 1787, and its current classification was established in 1976 by Karl Harz and Alfred Peter Kaltenbach. A. decolor presents as a small, light brown mantis with females tending to appear larger than their male counterparts. The mating patterns of A. decolor are considered some of the most complex amongst praying mantises, with males presenting two different styles of courtship. Their habitat favours shrublands, grasslands, and wooded areas.
A. decolor is a species of praying mantis within the Amelidae family. A. decolor was first described as Mantis abjecta by the entomologist Domenico Cyrillo in 1787, but this classification was not formally recognized. In 1825, Toussaint von Charpentier formally classified the species as Mantis decolor. In 1849, Pierre-Hippolyte Lucas reclassified the species as Harpax decolor, and in 1976, German entomologists Karl Harz and Alfred Peter Kaltenbach reclassified the species again as Ameles decolor. Since... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Mantis sighting in Cévennes National Park on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 193rd most-seen of the 996 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August to October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Mantis in Cévennes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to June, the lowest months.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grey Mantis sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Cévennes National Park, in our data
Cévennes National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Grey Mantis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Mantodea
The closest relatives of the Grey Mantis that you can see in Cévennes National Park (order Mantodea, Mantises) are European Mantis (about 30%) and Mediterranean Conehead Mantis (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Grey Mantis is recorded against all the insects logged in Cévennes National Park (35 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.
