Empusa binotata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Empusa binotata is a species of praying mantis in family Empusidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 5 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spotty Conehead Mantid sighting in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 255th most-seen of the 344 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotty Conehead Mantid in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months. That is one of Table Mountain National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 110 mm in June.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotty Conehead Mantid sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Spotty Conehead Mantid sightings, Table Mountain National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (South Africa, about 10%), West Coast National Park (South Africa, about 10%) and Etosha National Park (Namibia, about 10%).
Same order: Mantodea
The closest relatives of the Spotty Conehead Mantid that you can see in Table Mountain National Park (order Mantodea, Mantises) are South African Mantis (about 10%) and Polyspilota caffra (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotty Conehead Mantid is recorded against all the insects logged in Table Mountain National Park (6 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.
