What are the chances of seeing a Gynautocera rubriscutellata in Taipei?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gynautocera rubriscutellata sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 114 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 105th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Gynautocera rubriscutellata in Taipei?
February–July, September and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gynautocera rubriscutellata in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in January, August and October–November, the lowest months.
Where else can you see a Gynautocera rubriscutellata?
Only Taipei, in our data
Taipei is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Gynautocera rubriscutellata sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Gynautocera rubriscutellata live in Taipei?
Same family: Zygaenidae
The closest relatives of the Gynautocera rubriscutellata that you can see in Taipei (family Zygaenidae, Burnet Moths) are Histia flabellicornis (about 20%) and Red Slug Caterpillar (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Gynautocera rubriscutellata sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gynautocera rubriscutellata is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (114 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.