What are the chances of seeing a Beautiful Leopard in Taipei?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Beautiful Leopard sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 102 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 118th most-seen of the 765 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Beautiful Leopard in Taipei?
January and April–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Beautiful Leopard in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and December, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Beautiful Leopard?
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Beautiful Leopard sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Taipei the best place to see a Beautiful Leopard?
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Beautiful Leopard sightings, Taipei has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Taichung (Taiwan, about 10%).
Which relatives of the Beautiful Leopard live in Taipei?
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Beautiful Leopard that you can see in Taipei (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Common Mapwing (about 20%), Common Palmfly (about 20%) and Great Eggfly (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Beautiful Leopard sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Beautiful Leopard is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (102 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.