Family

Flower Mantises

Hymenopodidae

8 species in our catalog · found in 5 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderMantodea (Mantises)
FamilyHymenopodidae (Flower Mantises)

Species in this group

Hymenopus coronatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Odontomantis planiceps

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phyllothelys werneri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Oxypiloidea tridens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sibylla pretiosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phyllocrania paradoxa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Otomantis scutigera

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Flower Mantises

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 8	~30%
	Orchid Mantis			~30%
2	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 8	~20%
	Common Bark Mantid			~10%
	Cryptic Mantis			~10%
	Common Ghost Mantis			<5%
	Otomantis scutigera			<5%
	Common Spiny Flower Mantis			<5%
3	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 8	~20%
	Asian Ant Mantis			~10%
	Phyllothelys werneri			~10%
4	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Spiny Flower Mantis			~10%
5	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Spiny Flower Mantis			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3 of 8	~40%
	Cryptic Mantis			~20%
	Common Ghost Mantis			~10%
	Common Spiny Flower Mantis			~10%
2	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 8	~20%
	Common Spiny Flower Mantis			~20%
	Cryptic Mantis			~10%
	Common Ghost Mantis			<5%
3	Yogyakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 8	~20%
	Asian Ant Mantis			~20%
4	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 8	~20%
	Asian Ant Mantis			~10%
	Orchid Mantis			~10%
5	Tasikmalaya	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 8	~20%
	Asian Ant Mantis			~20%
6	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Ghost Mantis			~10%
7	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Ghost Mantis			~10%
8	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 8	~10%
	Asian Ant Mantis			~10%
9	Bandung	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 8	~10%
	Asian Ant Mantis			~10%
10	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~10%
	Asian Ant Mantis			~10%
11	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 8	~10%
	Asian Ant Mantis			~10%
12	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Asian Ant Mantis			<5%
13	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Asian Ant Mantis			<5%
14	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Asian Ant Mantis			<5%
15	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Asian Ant Mantis			<5%
16	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Asian Ant Mantis			<5%
17	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 8	<5%
	Asian Ant Mantis			<5%

Flower Mantises

Species in this group

Orchid Mantis

Common Spiny Flower Mantis

Asian Ant Mantis

Phyllothelys werneri

Common Bark Mantid

Cryptic Mantis

Common Ghost Mantis

Otomantis scutigera

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Flower Mantises

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked