What are the chances of seeing a Five-Dot Sergeant in Taroko National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Five-Dot Sergeant sighting in Taroko National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 272nd most-seen of the 447 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Five-Dot Sergeant in Taroko National Park?
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Five-Dot Sergeant in Taroko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and November–April, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Five-Dot Sergeant?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Five-Dot Sergeant sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Five-Dot Sergeant?
Only Taroko National Park, in our data
Taroko National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Five-Dot Sergeant sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Five-Dot Sergeant live in Taroko National Park?
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Five-Dot Sergeant that you can see in Taroko National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Yellow Emperor (about 40%), Common Palmfly (about 30%) and Common Mapwing (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Five-Dot Sergeant sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Five-Dot Sergeant is recorded against all the insects logged in Taroko National Park (8 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.