Heldreich's Dwarf Mantis

Heldreich's Dwarf Mantis

Ameles heldreichi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Tel Aviv

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

12 Verified sightings at Tel Aviv
August Best month

About the Heldreich's Dwarf Mantis

Ameles heldreichi is a species of praying mantis that lives in Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Croatia, Greece, Israel, Libya, Palestine, Turkey, Romania, Ukraine, Russia and Cyprus. Type locality is Putini (Croatia). Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Jerusalem 🇮🇱 Israel
~20%
2 Izmir 🇹🇷 Turkey
~20%
3 Antalya 🇹🇷 Turkey
~20%
4 Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 Israel
~10%
5 Athens 🇬🇷 Greece
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Heldreich's Dwarf Mantis in Tel Aviv?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Heldreich's Dwarf Mantis sighting in Tel Aviv on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 124th most-seen of the 264 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.

When is the best time to see a Heldreich's Dwarf Mantis in Tel Aviv?

February–April, July–August and December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Heldreich's Dwarf Mantis in Tel Aviv on a given day, against under 5% in January, May–June and September–November, the lowest months.

Is Tel Aviv the best place to see a Heldreich's Dwarf Mantis?

4th of 5

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Heldreich's Dwarf Mantis sightings, Tel Aviv ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Jerusalem (Israel, about 20%), Izmir (Turkey, about 20%) and Antalya (Turkey, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Heldreich's Dwarf Mantis live in Tel Aviv?

Same order: Mantodea

The closest relatives of the Heldreich's Dwarf Mantis that you can see in Tel Aviv (order Mantodea, Mantises) are Egyptian Praying Mantis (about 30%) and Giant African Mantis (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Heldreich's Dwarf Mantis sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Heldreich's Dwarf Mantis is recorded against all the insects logged in Tel Aviv (12 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.

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