Paracorymbia maculicornis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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 Kharkiv on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 140th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Paracorymbia maculicornis in Kharkiv on a given day, against under 5% in July 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.
Yes
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Paracorymbia maculicornis sightings, Kharkiv has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Minsk (Belarus, about 10%) and Helsinki (Finland, about 10%).
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Paracorymbia maculicornis 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 Paracorymbia maculicornis is recorded against all the insects logged in Kharkiv (11 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.
