What are the chances of seeing a Five-Dot Sergeant in Taipei?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Five-Dot Sergeant sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 344th most-seen of the 765 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Five-Dot Sergeant in Taipei?
March and July–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Five-Dot Sergeant in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in April–June and December–February, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Five-Dot Sergeant?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Five-Dot Sergeant sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Taipei the best place to see a Five-Dot Sergeant?
9th of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Five-Dot Sergeant sightings, Taipei ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Changzhou (China, about 30%), Tuen Mun (China, about 20%) and Hong Kong (China, about 10%).
Where does the Five-Dot Sergeant sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Five-Dot Sergeant is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (22 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.