Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Spiny Flower Mantis sighting in Harare on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 58th most-seen of the 93 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Spiny Flower Mantis in Harare on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July and October–February, the lowest months. That is one of Harare's driest months, with almost no rain against 200 mm in December.
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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Common Spiny Flower Mantis sightings, Harare ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Durban (South Africa, about 20%).
Same family: Hymenopodidae
The closest relatives of the Common Spiny Flower Mantis that you can see in Harare (family Hymenopodidae, Flower Mantises) are Cryptic Mantis (about 20%) and Common Ghost Mantis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Spiny Flower Mantis is recorded against all the insects logged in Harare (6 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.
