Archimantis latistyla
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Archimantis latistyla, commonly known as the grass mantis or the stick mantis is a species of mantis native to Australia. Grass mantises are usually light brown with short winged female and a long winged male. The female is not able to fly but the male is. The male grass mantis is smaller than the female and is about 90 mm long and the female is about 110 mm long. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Stick Mantis sighting in Royal National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 62nd most-seen of the 175 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
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Stick Mantis in Royal National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to October, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Australian Stick Mantis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Australian Stick Mantis sightings, Royal National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Mantidae
The closest relatives of the Australian Stick Mantis that you can see in Royal National Park (family Mantidae, Mantids) are False Garden Mantis (about 20%) 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 Australian Stick Mantis is recorded against all the insects logged in Royal National Park (15 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.
