Hierodula dyaka
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Hierodula dyaka is a species of praying mantis in the family Mantidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Hierodula dyaka sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 102 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, June and September
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Hierodula dyaka in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in July and October–January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hierodula dyaka sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Hierodula dyaka sightings, Danum Valley Conservation Area has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia, about 10%).
Same order: Mantodea
The closest relatives of the Hierodula dyaka that you can see in Danum Valley Conservation Area (order Mantodea, Mantises) are Deroplatys truncata (about 30%) and Giant Dead Leaf Mantis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hierodula dyaka is recorded against all the insects logged in Danum Valley Conservation Area (16 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
