Rhombodera basalis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Rhombodera basalis known as Giant Malaysian Shield Mantis, is a species of praying mantis of the genus Rhombodera. It is found in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and Borneo. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Malaysian Shield Mantis sighting in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 48th most-seen of the 103 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Malaysian Shield Mantis in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, August–September and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Giant Malaysian Shield Mantis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Gunung Leuser National Park, in our data
Gunung Leuser National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Giant Malaysian Shield Mantis sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Giant Malaysian Shield Mantis is recorded against all the insects logged in Gunung Leuser National Park (8 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.
