Alcis taiwanensis

Alcis taiwanensis

Alcis taiwanensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Taroko National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

15 Verified sightings at Taroko National Park From 2019 to 2026
15 In 1 park
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Alcis taiwanensis

Alcis taiwanensis is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to Taiwan. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Alcis taiwanensis in Taroko National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Alcis taiwanensis sighting in Taroko National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 219th most-seen of the 447 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 an Alcis taiwanensis in Taroko National Park?

June

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Alcis taiwanensis in Taroko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Alcis taiwanensis?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Alcis taiwanensis 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 an Alcis taiwanensis?

Only Taroko National Park, in our data

Taroko National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Alcis taiwanensis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Alcis taiwanensis live in Taroko National Park?

Same genus: Alcis

The closest relatives of the Alcis taiwanensis that you can see in Taroko National Park (genus Alcis) are Alcis taiwanovariegata (about 10%), Alcis pallens (about 10%) and Alcis semiusta (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Alcis taiwanensis sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Alcis taiwanensis is recorded against all the insects logged in Taroko National Park (15 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.

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