Pseudovadonia livida
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Pseudovadonia livida, the fairy-ring longhorn beetle, is a beetle species of flower longhorns belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lepturinae. This beetle is widespread in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, and in the Near East (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic (Bohemia, Moravia), Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Sicily, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom).
This species mainly inhabits pine forests, but they are also present in deciduous trees (Quercus and Castanea species). The adults of Pseudovadonia livida grow up to 5–9 millimetres (0.20–0.35 in). These small beetles are robust and... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 5 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 7 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 10 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle sighting in Kharkiv on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 94th most-seen of the 289 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle in Kharkiv on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fairy-Ring 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.
Yes
Of the 23 cities where we can rate Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle sightings, Kharkiv has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%) and Berlin (Germany, about 10%).
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle that you can see in Kharkiv (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Black-Striped Longhorn Beetle (about 20%), Dinoptera collaris (about 20%) and Dorcadion holosericeum (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Kharkiv (15 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.
