Mantis

Species in this group

Mantis religiosa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Endemic

Mantis octospilota

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Mantis

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 2	~30%
	European Mantis			~30%
2	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 2	~30%
	European Mantis			~30%
3	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 2	~30%
	European Mantis			~30%
4	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~30%
	European Mantis			~30%
5	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 2	~20%
	European Mantis			~20%
6	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 2	~20%
	European Mantis			~20%
7	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~20%
	European Mantis			~20%
8	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 2	~20%
	European Mantis			~20%
9	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 2	~20%
	European Mantis			~20%
10	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~20%
	European Mantis			~20%
11	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~10%
	Eight-Spot Mantis			~10%
12	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
13	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
14	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
15	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
16	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
17	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
18	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
19	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
20	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
21	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
22	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
23	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
24	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
25	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
26	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	European Mantis			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Bursa	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 2	~30%
	European Mantis			~30%
2	Astana	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 2	~20%
	European Mantis			~20%
3	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~20%
	European Mantis			~20%
4	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 2	~20%
	European Mantis			~20%
5	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 2	~20%
	European Mantis			~20%
6	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 2	~20%
	European Mantis			~20%
7	Yerevan	🇦🇲 Armenia	1 of 2	~20%
	European Mantis			~20%
8	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~20%
	European Mantis			~20%
9	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1 of 2	~20%
	European Mantis			~20%
10	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
11	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
12	Izmir	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
13	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
14	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
15	Yogyakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
16	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
17	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
18	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
19	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
20	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
21	Naples	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
22	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
23	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
24	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
25	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
26	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
27	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
28	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
29	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
30	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
31	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
32	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
33	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
34	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
35	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
36	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
37	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
38	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
39	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
40	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
41	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
42	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	~10%
	European Mantis			~10%
43	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	European Mantis			<5%
44	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	European Mantis			<5%
45	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	European Mantis			<5%
46	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	<5%
	Eight-Spot Mantis			<5%
47	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	<5%
	European Mantis			<5%
48	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	<5%
	Eight-Spot Mantis			<5%
49	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 2	<5%
	European Mantis			<5%
50	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 2	<5%
	European Mantis			<5%
51	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 2	<5%
	European Mantis			<5%
52	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	European Mantis			<5%
53	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	<5%
	European Mantis			<5%
54	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	European Mantis			<5%
55	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	European Mantis			<5%
56	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	European Mantis			<5%
57	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	European Mantis			<5%

Species in this group

European Mantis

Eight-Spot Mantis

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Mantis

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked