Genus

Large Green Praying Mantises

Sphodromantis

2 species in our catalog · found in 4 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderMantodea (Mantises)
FamilyMantidae (Mantids)
GenusSphodromantis (Large Green Praying Mantises)

Species in this group

Sphodromantis viridis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sphodromantis gastrica

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

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Large Green Praying Mantises

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~10%
	Giant African Mantis			~10%
2	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~10%
	Giant African Mantis			~10%
3	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Green Mantis			~10%
4	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Green Mantis			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Casablanca	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 2	~40%
	Giant African Mantis			~40%
2	Rabat	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 2	~40%
	Giant African Mantis			~40%
3	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 2	~20%
	Giant African Mantis			~20%
4	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	1 of 2	~20%
	Giant African Mantis			~20%
5	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~20%
	Giant African Mantis			~20%
6	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 2	~20%
	Giant African Mantis			~20%
7	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	<5%
	Common Green Mantis			<5%

Large Green Praying Mantises

Species in this group

Giant African Mantis

Common Green Mantis

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Large Green Praying Mantises

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked