Taiwanese Glazed Swallowtail

Taiwanese Glazed Swallowtail

Papilio hermosanus

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

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

12 Verified sightings at Taroko National Park From 2019 to 2026
12 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 Taiwanese Glazed Swallowtail in Taroko National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Taiwanese Glazed Swallowtail sighting in Taroko National Park on a given day, based on 12 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 Taiwanese Glazed Swallowtail in Taroko National Park?

July

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Taiwanese Glazed Swallowtail in Taroko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August–October and December–May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Taiwanese Glazed Swallowtail?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Taiwanese Glazed Swallowtail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Taiwanese Glazed Swallowtail?

Only Taroko National Park, in our data

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

Which relatives of the Taiwanese Glazed Swallowtail live in Taroko National Park?

Same genus: Papilio

The closest relatives of the Taiwanese Glazed Swallowtail that you can see in Taroko National Park (genus Papilio, Common Swallowtails) are Common Mormon Swallowtail (about 20%), Spangle Swallowtail (about 20%) and Great Mormon Swallowtail (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Taiwanese Glazed Swallowtail sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Taiwanese Glazed Swallowtail is recorded against all the insects logged in Taroko National Park (12 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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