Euproctis taiwana
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Euproctis taiwana, the Taiwan yellow tussock moth, is a species of tussock moth in the family Erebidae. It is distributed in Asia, from northern China to south Asia and southeast Asia. Citizen science observations for Euproctis taiwana at iNaturalist Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Taiwan Yellow Tussock Moth sighting in Tainan on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 57th most-seen of the 97 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Taiwan Yellow Tussock Moth in Tainan on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and December–May, the lowest months. That is one of Tainan's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain against 440 mm in August.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Taiwan Yellow Tussock Moth sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Taiwan Yellow Tussock Moth sightings, Tainan ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Naha (Japan, about 20%), Taipei (Taiwan, about 10%) and Taichung (Taiwan, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Taiwan Yellow Tussock Moth that you can see in Tainan (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Cocoa Tussock Moth (about 10%), Brown Tussock Moth (about 10%) and Banyan Tussock Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Taiwan Yellow Tussock Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Tainan (7 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
