Monochamus spectabilis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Monochamus spectabilis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Perroud in 1855, originally under the genus Lophoptera. It has a wide distribution throughout Africa. It contains the varietas Monochamus spectabilis var. immaculipennis. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Patterned Longhorn sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 205th most-seen of the 401 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.
March and September–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Patterned Longhorn in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–August, the lowest months. Those are among Durban's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain a month against 25 mm in June.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Patterned Longhorn sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Durban, in our data
Durban is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Patterned Longhorn sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Patterned Longhorn that you can see in Durban (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Mallodon downesii (about 10%) and Litopus latipes (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Patterned Longhorn is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (10 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.
