Rutpela maculata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
Rutpela maculata, the spotted longhorn, is a beetle species of flower longhorns of the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lepturinae. Varieties within this species include: Rutpela maculata var. calcarata Olivier, 1790 Rutpela maculata var. maculipes Podaný, 1950
Rutpela maculata var. sinuata Fabricius, 1792 This beetle is widespread in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, and in the Near East (Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corsica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Serbia, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 2 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 10 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 11 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Longhorn Beetle sighting in London on a given day, based on 330 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 108th most-seen of the 1504 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, 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 Spotted Longhorn Beetle in London on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Longhorn Beetle 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 15 cities where we can rate Spotted Longhorn Beetle sightings, London ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Spotted Longhorn Beetle that you can see in London (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Common Grammoptera (about 10%), Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle (about 10%) and Lesser Thorn-Tipped Longhorn Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotted Longhorn Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in London (330 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.
