Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi, or the spiny flower mantis, is a small flower mantis (40 millimetres or 1+1⁄2 inches) native to southern and eastern Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Spiny Flower Mantis sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 99 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 16th most-seen of the 401 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–July and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Spiny Flower Mantis in Durban on a given day, against about 10% in August and October–March, the lowest months. Those are among Durban's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain a month against 210 mm in January.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Spiny Flower Mantis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Common Spiny Flower Mantis sightings, Durban has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Harare (Zimbabwe, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Spiny Flower Mantis is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (99 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.
