Tenodera australasiae
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 Sydney on a given day, based on 90 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 111th most-seen of the 742 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January to June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-Winged Mantis in Sydney on a given day, against under 5% in July to 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, Sydney ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Hobart (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Mantidae
The closest relatives of the Purple-Winged Mantis that you can see in Sydney (family Mantidae, Mantids) are False Garden Mantis (about 10%), Australian Stick Mantis (about 10%) and Australian 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 Sydney (90 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.
