Spruce Shortwing Beetle

Spruce Shortwing Beetle

Molorchus minor

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Copenhagen

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

13 Verified sightings at Copenhagen
13 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
2 Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Denmark
<5%
3 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
<5%
4 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Spruce Shortwing Beetle in Copenhagen?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spruce Shortwing Beetle sighting in Copenhagen on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 219th most-seen of the 476 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 Spruce Shortwing Beetle in Copenhagen?

March and May–June

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spruce Shortwing Beetle in Copenhagen on a given day, against under 5% in April and July–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Spruce Shortwing Beetle?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spruce Shortwing Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Copenhagen the best place to see a Spruce Shortwing Beetle?

Among the best

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Spruce Shortwing Beetle sightings, Copenhagen ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Vienna (Austria, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Spruce Shortwing Beetle live in Copenhagen?

Same family: Cerambycidae

The closest relatives of the Spruce Shortwing Beetle that you can see in Copenhagen (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Wasp Beetle (about 10%), Red Pine Longhorn Beetle (about 10%) and Tanbark Borer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Spruce Shortwing Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Spruce Shortwing Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Copenhagen (13 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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