Mantispa styriaca
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Mantispa styriaca, the Styrian praying lacewing, is a species of predatory mantidfly native to Europe. It is a yellow-brown insect as an adult and has multiple larval stages. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Styrian Praying Lacewing sighting in Cévennes National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 437th most-seen of the 996 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.
July to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Styrian Praying Lacewing in Cévennes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to June, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Styrian Praying Lacewing sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Styrian Praying Lacewing sightings, Cévennes National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Pyrénées National Park (France, under 5%).
Same order: Neuroptera
The closest relatives of the Styrian Praying Lacewing that you can see in Cévennes National Park (order Neuroptera, Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies) are Owly Sulphur (about 20%), Four-Spotted Antlion (about 10%) and Grand Antlion (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Styrian Praying Lacewing is recorded against all the insects logged in Cévennes National Park (16 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.
