Family

Mantidflies

Mantispidae

9 species in our catalog · found in 8 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderNeuroptera (Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies)
FamilyMantispidae (Mantidflies)

Species in this group

Endemic

Ditaxis biseriata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Euclimacia torquata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xaviera manca

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ditaxis meridiei

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Spaminta minjerribae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Mantispa styriaca

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Zeugomantispa minuta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Climaciella brunnea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Dicromantispa sayi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Mantidflies

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 9	~20%
	Ditaxis biseriata			~10%
	Spaminta minjerribae			~10%
2	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 9	~20%
	Euclimacia torquata			~10%
	Xaviera manca			~10%
3	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~10%
	Ditaxis meridiei			~10%
4	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 9	~10%
	Zeugomantispa minuta			<5%
	Say's Mantidfly			<5%
5	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~10%
	Brown Wasp Mantidfly			<5%
	Say's Mantidfly			<5%
6	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 9	~10%
	Styrian Praying Lacewing			~10%
7	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~10%
	Ditaxis biseriata			~10%
8	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 9	<5%
	Styrian Praying Lacewing			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 9	~10%
	Ditaxis biseriata			~10%
	Spaminta minjerribae			<5%
2	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~10%
	Say's Mantidfly			<5%
	Zeugomantispa minuta			<5%
3	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~10%
	Zeugomantispa minuta			<5%
	Say's Mantidfly			<5%
4	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~10%
	Brown Wasp Mantidfly			<5%
	Say's Mantidfly			<5%
5	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~10%
	Zeugomantispa minuta			<5%
	Say's Mantidfly			<5%
6	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	<5%
	Spaminta minjerribae			<5%
7	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Zeugomantispa minuta			<5%
8	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Say's Mantidfly			<5%
9	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Say's Mantidfly			<5%
10	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 9	<5%
	Zeugomantispa minuta			<5%
11	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 9	<5%
	Zeugomantispa minuta			<5%
12	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Zeugomantispa minuta			<5%
13	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	<5%
	Say's Mantidfly			<5%
14	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 9	<5%
	Zeugomantispa minuta			<5%
15	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 9	<5%
	Styrian Praying Lacewing			<5%
16	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Say's Mantidfly			<5%

Mantidflies

Species in this group

Ditaxis biseriata

Euclimacia torquata

Xaviera manca

Ditaxis meridiei

Spaminta minjerribae

Styrian Praying Lacewing

Zeugomantispa minuta

Brown Wasp Mantidfly

Say's Mantidfly

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Mantidflies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked