What are the chances of seeing a Symmorphus hoozanensis in Taroko National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Symmorphus hoozanensis sighting in Taroko National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 219th 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 Symmorphus hoozanensis in Taroko National Park?
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Symmorphus hoozanensis in Taroko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to February, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Symmorphus hoozanensis?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Symmorphus hoozanensis 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 Symmorphus hoozanensis?
Only Taroko National Park, in our data
Taroko National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Symmorphus hoozanensis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Symmorphus hoozanensis live in Taroko National Park?
Same family: Eumenidae
The closest relatives of the Symmorphus hoozanensis that you can see in Taroko National Park (family Eumenidae) are Rothney's Paper Wasp (about 20%), Giant Brown Paper Wasp (about 20%) and Polistes takasagonus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Symmorphus hoozanensis sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Symmorphus hoozanensis is recorded against all the insects logged in Taroko National Park (17 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.