What are the chances of seeing a Manulea hokopo in Taroko National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Manulea hokopo sighting in Taroko National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 104th 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 Manulea hokopo in Taroko National Park?
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Manulea hokopo in Taroko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–March, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Manulea hokopo?
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Manulea hokopo 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 Manulea hokopo?
Only Taroko National Park, in our data
Taroko National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Manulea hokopo sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Manulea hokopo live in Taroko National Park?
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Manulea hokopo 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 Manulea hokopo sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Manulea hokopo is recorded against all the insects logged in Taroko National Park (22 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.