False Garden Mantis

False Garden Mantis

Pseudomantis albofimbriata

Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Royal National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~80%

36 Verified sightings at Royal National Park From 2019 to 2026
174 In all 5 parks
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the False Garden Mantis

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 →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
2 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
3 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
4 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
5 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
2 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a False Garden Mantis in Royal National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a False Garden Mantis sighting in Royal National Park on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 175 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a False Garden Mantis in Royal National Park?

April

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a False Garden Mantis in Royal National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a False Garden Mantis?

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.

Is Royal National Park the best place to see a False Garden Mantis?

Yes

Of the 5 parks where we can rate False Garden Mantis sightings, Royal National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 20%) and Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 20%).

Which relatives of the False Garden Mantis live in Royal National Park?

Same family: Mantidae

The closest relatives of the False Garden Mantis that you can see in Royal National Park (family Mantidae, Mantids) are Australian Stick Mantis (about 10%) and Australian Garden Mantis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the False Garden Mantis sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the False Garden Mantis is recorded against all the insects logged in Royal National Park (36 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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