What are the chances of seeing a Diduga taiwana in Taroko National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Diduga taiwana sighting in Taroko National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 111th most-seen of the 447 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Diduga taiwana in Taroko National Park?
January and February
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Diduga taiwana in Taroko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to December, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Diduga taiwana?
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Diduga taiwana sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Diduga taiwana?
Only Taroko National Park, in our data
Taroko National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Diduga taiwana sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Diduga taiwana live in Taroko National Park?
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Diduga taiwana that you can see in Taroko National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Cocoa Tussock Moth (about 60%), Taiwan Yellow Tussock Moth (about 50%) and Chrysaeglia magnifica (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Diduga taiwana sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Diduga taiwana is recorded against all the insects logged in Taroko National Park (18 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.