Liturgusa maya
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Liturgusa maya is a species of praying mantis in the family Liturgusidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mayan Lichen Mantis sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 100th most-seen of the 114 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mayan Lichen Mantis in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–May, the lowest months. Those are among Parque Natural Metropolitano's wettest months, with about 320 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in February.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mayan Lichen Mantis sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
7th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Mayan Lichen Mantis sightings, Parque Natural Metropolitano ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 20%), Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mayan Lichen Mantis is recorded against all the insects logged in Parque Natural Metropolitano (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.
