Texas Long-Necked Longhorn

Texas Long-Necked Longhorn

Hypexilis pallida

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Austin

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

72 Verified sightings at Austin
August Best month

About the Texas Long-Necked Longhorn

Hypexilis pallida is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Horn in 1885. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Texas Long-Necked Longhorn in Austin?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Texas Long-Necked Longhorn sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 72 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 384th most-seen of the 1624 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.

When is the best time to see a Texas Long-Necked Longhorn in Austin?

April and June–September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Texas Long-Necked Longhorn in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in May and October–March, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Texas Long-Necked Longhorn?

Only Austin, in our data

Austin is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Texas Long-Necked Longhorn sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Texas Long-Necked Longhorn live in Austin?

Same family: Cerambycidae

The closest relatives of the Texas Long-Necked Longhorn that you can see in Austin (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Banded Hickory Borer (about 10%), Cottonwood Borer (about 10%) and Beige Longhorned Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Texas Long-Necked Longhorn sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Texas Long-Necked Longhorn is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (72 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.

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