Striped Thistle Longhorn Beetle

Striped Thistle Longhorn Beetle

Agapanthia cardui

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Cévennes National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

6 Verified sightings at Cévennes National Park From 2019 to 2026
6 In 1 park
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Striped Thistle Longhorn Beetle

Agapanthia cardui is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lamiinae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
2 Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
3 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
4 Milan 🇮🇹 Italy
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Striped Thistle Longhorn Beetle in Cévennes National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Thistle Longhorn Beetle sighting in Cévennes National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 814th most-seen of the 996 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Striped Thistle Longhorn Beetle in Cévennes National Park?

April to June

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Thistle Longhorn Beetle in Cévennes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Striped Thistle Longhorn Beetle?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Striped Thistle Longhorn Beetle 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 Striped Thistle Longhorn Beetle?

Only Cévennes National Park, in our data

Cévennes National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Striped Thistle Longhorn Beetle sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Striped Thistle Longhorn Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Striped Thistle Longhorn Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Cévennes National Park (6 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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