What are the chances of seeing a Neptis taiwana in Taipei?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Neptis taiwana sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 261st 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Neptis taiwana in Taipei?
April–July and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Neptis taiwana in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and December–March, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Neptis taiwana?
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Neptis taiwana sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Neptis taiwana?
Only Taipei, in our data
Taipei is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Neptis taiwana sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Neptis taiwana live in Taipei?
Same genus: Neptis
The closest relatives of the Neptis taiwana that you can see in Taipei (genus Neptis, Typical Sailers) are Common Sailer (about 10%) and Sullied Brown Sailer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Neptis taiwana sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Neptis taiwana is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (35 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.