Tenodera australasiae
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
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 Brisbane on a given day, based on 48 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 258th most-seen of the 1083 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–April and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-Winged Mantis in Brisbane on a given day, against under 5% in May–October and December, the lowest months.
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 4 cities where we can rate Purple-Winged Mantis sightings, Brisbane ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Hobart (Australia, about 10%) and Sydney (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Mantidae
The closest relatives of the Purple-Winged Mantis that you can see in Brisbane (family Mantidae, Mantids) are Australian Garden Mantis (about 20%), Australian Stick Mantis (about 20%) and False 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 Brisbane (48 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.
