Paraoxypilus tasmaniensis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Boxer Bark Mantis sighting in Springbrook National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 358th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and November–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Boxer Bark Mantis in Springbrook National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and June–October, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Boxer Bark Mantis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all 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 Southern Boxer Bark Mantis sightings, Springbrook National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same order: Mantodea
The closest relatives of the Southern Boxer Bark Mantis that you can see in Springbrook National Park (order Mantodea, Mantises) are False Garden Mantis (about 20%), Australian Garden Mantis (about 10%) and Australian Stick Mantis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Boxer Bark Mantis is recorded against all the insects logged in Springbrook 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.
