Archimantis latistyla
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 Springbrook National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 228th most-seen of the 429 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Stick Mantis in Springbrook National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and May–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.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Australian Stick Mantis sightings, Springbrook National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Royal National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Mantidae
The closest relatives of the Australian Stick Mantis that you can see in Springbrook 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 Springbrook National Park (8 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.
