What are the chances of seeing a Cone-Eye Mantid in Kruger National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cone-Eye Mantid sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 188th most-seen of the 748 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 Cone-Eye Mantid in Kruger National Park?
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cone-Eye Mantid in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and May–November, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Cone-Eye Mantid?
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cone-Eye Mantid sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Where else can you see a Cone-Eye Mantid?
Only Kruger National Park, in our data
Kruger National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cone-Eye Mantid sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Cone-Eye Mantid sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cone-Eye Mantid is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National Park (24 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.