Titanodula formosana
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Titanodula formosana, also known as the Formosan giant mantis, is a species of praying mantis in the subfamily Hierodulinae. T. formosana is found in China, Taiwan, Malaysia and the Sunda islands. T. formosana was originally placed in Hierodula, but a 2020 study moved the species to a new genus, Titanodula, based on its large size and the unique shape of the male genitalia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Formosan Giant Mantis sighting in Taroko National Park on a given day, based on 115 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 447 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Formosan Giant Mantis in Taroko National Park on a given day, against about 20% in May, the lowest month.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Formosan Giant Mantis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Taroko National Park, in our data
Taroko National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Formosan Giant Mantis sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Mantidae
The closest relatives of the Formosan Giant Mantis that you can see in Taroko National Park (family Mantidae, Mantids) are Giant Asian Mantis (about 40%) and Asian Jumping Mantis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Formosan Giant Mantis is recorded against all the insects logged in Taroko National Park (115 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.
