Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi, or the spiny flower mantis, is a small flower mantis (40 millimetres or 1+1⁄2 inches) native to southern and eastern Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Spiny Flower Mantis sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 656th most-seen of the 748 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Spiny Flower Mantis in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to July, the lowest months. That is one of Kruger National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 110 mm in February.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Spiny Flower Mantis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Common Spiny Flower Mantis sightings, Kruger National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Odzala-Kokoua National Park (Republic of the Congo, about 10%) and iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Hymenopodidae
The closest relatives of the Common Spiny Flower Mantis that you can see in Kruger National Park (family Hymenopodidae, Flower Mantises) are Common Bark Mantid (about 10%) and Cryptic Mantis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Spiny Flower Mantis is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National Park (5 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.
