Xenocatantops brachycerus

Xenocatantops brachycerus

Xenocatantops brachycerus

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

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

18 Verified sightings at Taroko National Park From 2019 to 2026
18 In 1 park
May 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.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Fuzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
2 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~10%
3 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
<5%
4 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%
5 Beijing 🇨🇳 China
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Xenocatantops brachycerus in Taroko National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Xenocatantops brachycerus sighting in Taroko National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 148th 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Xenocatantops brachycerus in Taroko National Park?

May

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Xenocatantops brachycerus in Taroko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and November–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Xenocatantops brachycerus?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Xenocatantops brachycerus 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 Xenocatantops brachycerus?

Only Taroko National Park, in our data

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

Which relatives of the Xenocatantops brachycerus live in Taroko National Park?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Xenocatantops brachycerus that you can see in Taroko National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper (about 50%), Traulia ornata (about 30%) and Eucoptacra praemorsa (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Xenocatantops brachycerus sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Xenocatantops brachycerus is recorded against all the insects logged in Taroko National Park (18 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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