Spider Longhorned Beetle

Spider Longhorned Beetle

Lagocheirus araneiformis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Miami

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

8 Verified sightings at Miami
25 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Spider Longhorned Beetle

Lagocheirus araneiformis is a species of longhorn beetle of the subfamily Lamiinae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of Systema Naturae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
2 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
3 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Santo Domingo 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~10%
2 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
3 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Spider Longhorned Beetle in Miami?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spider Longhorned Beetle sighting in Miami on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 597th most-seen of the 826 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Spider Longhorned Beetle in Miami?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spider Longhorned Beetle in Miami on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Spider Longhorned Beetle?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spider Longhorned Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Miami the best place to see a Spider Longhorned Beetle?

3rd of 3

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Spider Longhorned Beetle sightings, Miami ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic, about 10%) and San José (Costa Rica, under 5%).

Where does the Spider Longhorned Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Spider Longhorned Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Miami (8 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.

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