Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Common Mormon Swallowtail in Taipei?

Accepted Answer

With luck. About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Mormon Swallowtail sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 154 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 66th most-seen of the 765 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Common Mormon Swallowtail in Taipei?

Accepted Answer

August–October and December. In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Mormon Swallowtail in Taipei on a given day, against about 10% in January–July and November, the lowest months.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Common Mormon Swallowtail?

Accepted Answer

Between 9 am and noon. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Mormon Swallowtail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Is Taipei the best place to see a Common Mormon Swallowtail?

Accepted Answer

78th of 82. Of the 82 cities where we can rate Common Mormon Swallowtail sightings, Taipei ranks 78th at about 10%. The best odds are in Jalandhar (India, about 50%), Solapur (India, about 50%) and Kalyan-Dombivli (India, about 40%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Common Mormon Swallowtail live in Taipei?

Accepted Answer

Same genus: Papilio. The closest relatives of the Common Mormon Swallowtail that you can see in Taipei (genus Papilio, Common Swallowtails) are Great Mormon Swallowtail (about 20%), Lime Swallowtail (about 20%) and Spangle Swallowtail (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Common Mormon Swallowtail sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Common Mormon Swallowtail is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (154 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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	~40%
2	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	~40%
3	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	~30%
4	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	~30%
5	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	~30%
6	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	~20%
7	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	~20%
8	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	~20%
9	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	~20%
10	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
11	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	~20%
12	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
13	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	~20%
14	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~10%
15	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	~10%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Jalandhar	🇮🇳 India	~50%
2	Solapur	🇮🇳 India	~50%
3	Kalyan-Dombivli	🇮🇳 India	~40%
4	Guwahati	🇮🇳 India	~40%
5	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	~40%
6	Jamshedpur	🇮🇳 India	~40%
7	Chandigarh	🇮🇳 India	~40%
8	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	~40%
9	Savar	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	~40%
10	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	~40%

Common Mormon Swallowtail

About the Common Mormon Swallowtail

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