Morimus asper
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Morimus asper is a species of beetle in family Cerambycidae. The genus name "Morimus" derives from the Greek word "μόριμος" or "mórimos", meaning "destined to die", while the Latin species name "asper" (meaning "rough") refers to the surface of the elytra.
The first one is found in Montenegro and bordering areas of Bosnia, Serbia and Albania. The second is found in northwestern Slovenia, western Croatia, and northeastern Italy Morimus asper graecus Danilevsky & al., 2016 - found in Peloponnese and Kefalonia in Greece Morimus asper verecundus (Faldermann, 1836) - Two populations exist. The first one is found in Hyrcarian Forests of Iran. The second one is found in northern Shaki-Zagatala in Azerbaijan, Georgia, from Vladikavkaz to Sevastopol in Russia and in the Pontic Mountains of Türkiye
Morimus asper can reach a length of 15–40 millimetres (0.59–1.57 in). This large and massive longhorn beetle has a black, elongated and oval body with very... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turin | 🇮🇹 Italy |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Morimus asper sighting in Cévennes National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 590th most-seen of the 996 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and July–August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Morimus asper in Cévennes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and September–April, the lowest months. Those are among Cévennes National Park's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain a month against 260 mm in October.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Morimus asper sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Morimus asper sightings, Cévennes National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Pyrénées National Park (France, about 10%) and Triglav National Park (Slovenia, about 10%).
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Morimus asper that you can see in Cévennes National Park (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Spotted Longhorn Beetle (about 20%), Great Capricorn Beetle (about 20%) and Stenopterus rufus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Morimus asper is recorded against all the insects logged in Cévennes National Park (10 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.
