Hierodula quinquepatellata
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Hierodula quinquepatellata is a species of praying mantis in the family Mantidae. This insect is found in Lombok, Sumbawa and Flores. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Komodo National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Sundas Giant Mantis sighting in Komodo National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 9 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.
September
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Sundas Giant Mantis in Komodo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June–August and November–January, the lowest months. That is one of Komodo National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 200 mm in January.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lesser Sundas Giant 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.
Only Komodo National Park, in our data
Komodo National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Lesser Sundas Giant 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 Lesser Sundas Giant Mantis is recorded against all the insects logged in Komodo 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.
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