Site Report: Wu-jiou-tung Mountain Trail, Taiwan
East Asian Ornate Chorus Frog (Microhyla fissipes)
Orbweaver Spider (Araneus ventricosus)
Litter Moth (Bertula abjudicalis)
Plume Moth (Pterophoridae sp)
Black Looper (Hyposidra talaca)
Cutworm Moth (Amyna sp)
Collared Scops-Owl (Otus lettia)
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East Asian Ornate Chorus Frog (Microhyla fissipes)
Orbweaver Spider (Araneus ventricosus)
Litter Moth (Bertula abjudicalis)
Plume Moth (Pterophoridae sp)
Black Looper (Hyposidra talaca)
Cutworm Moth (Amyna sp)
Collared Scops-Owl (Otus lettia)
Forest close to the airport
Visits
- 2026-02-05: We had a few hours layover at the Taipei airport. Unfortunately, it was close to sunset, and also, we messed up on by getting on the express train, missing our stop. When we finally go to the station, it was nearly dark. Anyway, we still saw a few birds and a bunch of moths.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (10 records,
7 images)
Phylum: Arthropods
(5 records,
5 images)
Class: Arachnids
(1 record,
1 image)
- Order: Spiders
(1 record)
- Family: Orbweavers
- Orbweaver Spider (Araneus ventricosus)
Class: Insects
(4 records,
4 images)
- Order: Butterflies and Moths
(4 records)
- Family: Cutworm Moths and Allies
- Cutworm Moth (Amyna sp)
- Family: Geometer Moths
- Black Looper (Hyposidra talaca)
- Family: Plume Moths
- Plume Moth (Pterophoridae sp)
- Family: Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths
- Litter Moth (Bertula abjudicalis)
Phylum: Chordates
(5 records,
2 images)
Class: Amphibians
(1 record,
1 image)
- Order: Toads and Frogs
(1 record)
- Family: Narrowmouth Toads
- East Asian Ornate Chorus Frog (Microhyla fissipes)
Class: Birds
(4 records,
1 image)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(1 record)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Collared Scops-Owl (Otus lettia)
- Order: Pelicans
(1 record)
- Family: Herons
- Eastern Cattle-Egret (Ardea coromanda)
- Order: Perching Birds
(2 records)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Taiwan Blue-Magpie (Urocissa caerulea)
- Family: Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers and Allies
- Taiwan Scimitar-Babbler (Pomatorhinus musicus)