Pseudomantis albofimbriata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The false garden mantis (Pseudomantis albofimbriata) is a species of praying mantis in the family Mantidae, and was first described in 1860 by Carl Stål as Mantis albofimbriata. Females reach 70 mm while males reach 50 mm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a False Garden Mantis sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 107th most-seen of the 430 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March, May and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a False Garden Mantis in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most False Garden Mantis sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate False Garden Mantis sightings, Lamington National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Royal National Park (Australia, about 20%), Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 20%) and Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 20%).
Same family: Mantidae
The closest relatives of the False Garden Mantis that you can see in Lamington National Park (family Mantidae, Mantids) are Burying Mantis (about 10%) and Australian Garden Mantis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the False Garden Mantis is recorded against all the insects logged in Lamington National Park (16 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.
