Paracorymbia maculicornis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Paracorymbia maculicornis is a species of longhorn beetle in Lepturinae subfamily. It was described by Charles De Geer in 1775 and is found in central and northern Europe. The species are 7–10 millimetres (0.28–0.39 in) long, and are black coloured with orange wings. Their flight time is from May to August, with a life cycle of 2 years. They eat polyphagous, coniferous and deciduous trees, the species of which are birches, firs, spruce, and pines. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kharkiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 2 | Minsk | 🇧🇾 Belarus | |
| 3 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 4 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 5 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 6 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 7 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 8 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Paracorymbia maculicornis sighting in Helsinki on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 194th most-seen of the 838 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.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Paracorymbia maculicornis in Helsinki on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Paracorymbia maculicornis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Paracorymbia maculicornis sightings, Helsinki ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 10%) and Minsk (Belarus, about 10%).
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Paracorymbia maculicornis that you can see in Helsinki (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Musk Beetle (about 10%), Red Pine Longhorn Beetle (about 10%) and Four-Banded Longhorn Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Paracorymbia maculicornis is recorded against all the insects logged in Helsinki (33 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.
