Chestnut Longhorn Beetle

Chestnut Longhorn Beetle

Judolia cordifera

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Boston

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

56 Verified sightings at Boston
11 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Chestnut Longhorn Beetle

Judolia cordifera is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Guillaume-Antoine Olivier in 1795. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

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

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut Longhorn Beetle in Boston?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut Longhorn Beetle sighting in Boston on a given day, based on 56 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 244th most-seen of the 1200 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 Chestnut Longhorn Beetle in Boston?

July

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut Longhorn Beetle in Boston on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months.

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

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut Longhorn Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Chestnut Longhorn Beetle?

Only Boston, in our data

Boston is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Chestnut Longhorn Beetle sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Chestnut Longhorn Beetle live in Boston?

Same family: Cerambycidae

The closest relatives of the Chestnut Longhorn Beetle that you can see in Boston (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Locust Borer (about 20%), Red Milkweed Beetle (about 20%) and Banded Longhorn Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Chestnut Longhorn Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Chestnut Longhorn Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Boston (56 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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