Xylotoles griseus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Xylotoles griseus, the fig longhorn, is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775, originally under the genus Saperda. It is known from New Zealand where it feeds on elm trees. It is widespread and common in New Zealand, breeding on many species of trees. It was found in the UK for the first time when a number of adults were taken from a recently felled fig tree at Westward Ho!, Devon in 2014. It feeds mainly on dead wood. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fig Longhorn Beetle sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 216th most-seen of the 689 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.
March–April, June–July, September–October and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fig Longhorn Beetle in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in February, May, August and November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fig Longhorn Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Auckland, in our data
Auckland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Fig Longhorn Beetle sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fig Longhorn Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (29 verified sightings), 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.
