Orthodera ministralis
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Garden Mantis sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 434 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 17th most-seen of the 1083 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December to October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Garden Mantis in Brisbane on a given day, against about 10% in November, the lowest month.
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.
Yes
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Australian Garden Mantis sightings, Brisbane has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Perth (Australia, about 10%) and Sydney (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Mantidae
The closest relatives of the Australian Garden Mantis that you can see in Brisbane (family Mantidae, Mantids) are Australian Stick Mantis (about 20%), False Garden 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 Brisbane (434 verified sightings), 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.
