Japonica patungkoanui

Japonica patungkoanui

Japonica patungkoanui

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

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

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

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 a Japonica patungkoanui in Taroko National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Japonica patungkoanui sighting in Taroko National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 315th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Japonica patungkoanui in Taroko National Park?

July

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Japonica patungkoanui in Taroko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Japonica patungkoanui?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Japonica patungkoanui 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 Japonica patungkoanui?

Only Taroko National Park, in our data

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

Which relatives of the Japonica patungkoanui live in Taroko National Park?

Same family: Lycaenidae

The closest relatives of the Japonica patungkoanui that you can see in Taroko National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Burmese Bushblue (about 20%), Common Line Blue (about 20%) and Celastrina oreas (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Japonica patungkoanui sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Japonica patungkoanui is recorded against all the insects logged in Taroko National Park (9 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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