Loepa formosensis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Loepa formosensis is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in Taiwan. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Loepa formosensis sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 385th 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.
May, October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Loepa formosensis in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in January–April, June–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Loepa formosensis sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Taipei, in our data
Taipei is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Loepa formosensis sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Saturniidae
The closest relatives of the Loepa formosensis that you can see in Taipei (family Saturniidae, Emperor and Giant Silk Moths) are South China Moon Moth (about 10%) and Lesser Atlas Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Loepa formosensis is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (18 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.
