Tarachodes sanctus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Tarachodes sanctus is a species of praying mantis in the family Eremiaphilidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Holy Bark Mantid sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 519th 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.
February and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Holy Bark Mantid in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and March–October, the lowest months. Those are among Kruger National Park's wettest months, with about 85 mm of rain a month against almost none in August.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Holy Bark Mantid sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Kruger National Park, in our data
Kruger National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Holy Bark Mantid sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Mantodea
The closest relatives of the Holy Bark Mantid that you can see in Kruger National Park (order Mantodea, Mantises) are Zebra Mantis (about 10%), Brown Leaf Mantid (about 10%) and African Twig Mantis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Holy Bark Mantid is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National Park (7 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.
