Hierodula tenuidentata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Hierodula tenuidentata is a species of praying mantis, sharing its common name giant Asian mantis with other large members of genus Hierodula in the family Mantidae. It is native to Pakistan and India, and has been introduced to Greece and elsewhere in southern Europe, including Italy, Hungary, Romania, and Serbia. Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hierodula tenuidentata sighting in Mumbai on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 99th most-seen of the 362 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.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hierodula tenuidentata in Mumbai on a given day, against under 5% in October, the lowest month. That is one of Mumbai's driest months, with almost no rain against 830 mm in July.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hierodula tenuidentata 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.
6th of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Hierodula tenuidentata sightings, Mumbai ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan, about 30%), Almaty (Kazakhstan, about 20%) and Vadodara (India, about 20%).
Same order: Mantodea
The closest relatives of the Hierodula tenuidentata that you can see in Mumbai (order Mantodea, Mantises) are Asian Ant Mantis (about 10%) and Wandering Violin Mantis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hierodula tenuidentata is recorded against all the insects logged in Mumbai (37 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.
