Family

Gargoyle Mantises

Empusidae

4 species in our catalog · found in 13 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderMantodea (Mantises)
FamilyEmpusidae (Gargoyle Mantises)

Species in this group

Empusa pennata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Empusa binotata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hemiempusa capensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Idolomorpha dentifrons

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Gargoyle Mantises

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	~20%
	Mediterranean Conehead Mantis			~20%
2	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~20%
	Mediterranean Conehead Mantis			~20%
3	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~20%
	Mediterranean Conehead Mantis			~20%
4	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	Spotty Conehead Mantid			~10%
5	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	Spotty Conehead Mantid			~10%
6	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~10%
	Mediterranean Conehead Mantis			~10%
7	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	~10%
	Mediterranean Conehead Mantis			~10%
8	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~10%
	Mediterranean Conehead Mantis			~10%
9	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 4	~10%
	Spotty Conehead Mantid			~10%
10	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 4	~10%
	Spotty Conehead Mantid			~10%
11	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	Giant Conehead Mantis			~10%
12	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	<5%
	Ornate Conehead Mantis			<5%
13	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	<5%
	Spotty Conehead Mantid			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~10%
	Mediterranean Conehead Mantis			~10%
2	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~10%
	Mediterranean Conehead Mantis			~10%
3	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 4	<5%
	Mediterranean Conehead Mantis			<5%

Gargoyle Mantises

Species in this group

Mediterranean Conehead Mantis

Spotty Conehead Mantid

Giant Conehead Mantis

Ornate Conehead Mantis

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Gargoyle Mantises

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked