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Rhombodera taprobanae
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Rhombodera taprobanae is a species of praying mantises in the family Mantidae, found in Sri Lanka. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rhombodera taprobanae sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 38th most-seen of the 117 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Rhombodera taprobanae in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April–June, August and October, the lowest months. That is one of Sinharaja Forest Reserve's wettest months, with about 490 mm of rain against 150 mm in March.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rhombodera taprobanae sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Sinharaja Forest Reserve, in our data
Sinharaja Forest Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Rhombodera taprobanae sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Mantodea
The closest relatives of the Rhombodera taprobanae that you can see in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (order Mantodea, Mantises) are Hapalopezella maculata (about 30%) and Iridopteryx iridipennis (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rhombodera taprobanae is recorded against all the insects logged in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (11 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.
