Trichoferus campestris
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Trichoferus campestris, the velvet longhorned beetle, is a species of long-horned beetle in the family Cerambycidae. Trichoferus campestris is native to eastern Asia including China, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Mongolia and eastern Russia. Individuals or population records also exist in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Western Russia, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. These populations are most likely the result of ancient introductions from Asiatic Russia but natural expansion could also be responsible.
In North America, individuals were first detected in 1997 in New Jersey, USA and has since become well established in USA and Canada. The species has also been introduced into European countries including; Germany, Austria, Belgium, Belarus, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, UK, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Czechia and Ukraine. Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Velvet Longhorned Beetle sighting in Kharkiv on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 168th 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.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Velvet Longhorned Beetle in Kharkiv on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Yes
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Velvet Longhorned Beetle sightings, Kharkiv has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%) and Budapest (Hungary, about 10%).
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Velvet Longhorned 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 Velvet Longhorned Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Kharkiv (7 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.
