Orthodera ministralis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Garden Mantis sighting in Perth on a given day, based on 64 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 28th most-seen of the 275 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Garden Mantis in Perth on a given day, against about 10% in January to October, the lowest months. Those are among Perth's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 130 mm in July.
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.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Australian Garden Mantis sightings, Perth ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Brisbane (Australia, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Australian Garden Mantis is recorded against all the insects logged in Perth (64 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.
