Sullied Brown Sailer

Sullied Brown Sailer

Neptis nata

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

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

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

About the Sullied Brown Sailer

Neptis nata, the clear sailer or dirty sailer, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in south and southeast Asia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
2 Taichung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
3 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sullied Brown Sailer in Taroko National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sullied Brown Sailer sighting in Taroko National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 181st most-seen of the 447 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Sullied Brown Sailer in Taroko National Park?

July and December

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sullied Brown Sailer in Taroko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, August and October–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Sullied Brown Sailer?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sullied Brown Sailer 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 Sullied Brown Sailer?

Only Taroko National Park, in our data

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

Which relatives of the Sullied Brown Sailer live in Taroko National Park?

Same genus: Neptis

The closest relatives of the Sullied Brown Sailer that you can see in Taroko National Park (genus Neptis, Typical Sailers) are Cream-Spotted Sailor (about 10%) and Neptis taiwana (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Sullied Brown Sailer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sullied Brown Sailer is recorded against all the insects logged in Taroko National Park (13 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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