Trichoferus campestris
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 Kyiv on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 238th most-seen of the 753 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.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Velvet Longhorned Beetle in Kyiv on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
Among the best
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Velvet Longhorned Beetle sightings, Kyiv ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 10%).
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Velvet Longhorned Beetle that you can see in Kyiv (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle (about 10%), Black-Striped Longhorn Beetle (about 10%) and The Tanner (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 Kyiv (20 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.
