Styrian Praying Lacewing

Styrian Praying Lacewing

Mantispa styriaca

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Pyrénées National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

5 Verified sightings at Pyrénées National Park From 2019 to 2026
21 In all 2 parks
August Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Styrian Praying Lacewing

Mantispa styriaca, the Styrian praying lacewing, is a species of predatory mantidfly native to Europe. It is a yellow-brown insect as an adult and has multiple larval stages. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Styrian Praying Lacewing in Pyrénées National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Styrian Praying Lacewing sighting in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 1144th most-seen of the 1277 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.

When is the best time to see a Styrian Praying Lacewing in Pyrénées National Park?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Styrian Praying Lacewing in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Styrian Praying Lacewing?

Between 10 pm and 1 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Styrian Praying Lacewing sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Pyrénées National Park the best place to see a Styrian Praying Lacewing?

2nd of 2

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Styrian Praying Lacewing sightings, Pyrénées National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Styrian Praying Lacewing live in Pyrénées National Park?

Same order: Neuroptera

The closest relatives of the Styrian Praying Lacewing that you can see in Pyrénées National Park (order Neuroptera, Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies) are Owly Sulphur (about 20%) and Libelloides hispanicus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Styrian Praying Lacewing sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Styrian Praying Lacewing is recorded against all the insects logged in Pyrénées 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.

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