Yellow-Spotted Longicorn Beetle

Yellow-Spotted Longicorn Beetle

Psacothea hilaris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Milan

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

26 Verified sightings at Milan
25 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Yellow-Spotted Longicorn Beetle

Psacothea hilaris, the yellow spotted longicorn beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe in 1857. It is known from North Korea, China and Japan. It has been introduced to Italy. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nanjing 🇨🇳 China
~20%
2 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
3 Naha 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
4 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
5 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
6 Shanghai 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Milan 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
8 Kaohsiung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
9 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
10 Taichung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-Spotted Longicorn Beetle in Milan?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Spotted Longicorn Beetle sighting in Milan on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 98th most-seen of the 351 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.

When is the best time to see a Yellow-Spotted Longicorn Beetle in Milan?

June

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Spotted Longicorn Beetle in Milan on a given day, against under 5% in December to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow-Spotted Longicorn Beetle?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-Spotted Longicorn 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.

Is Milan the best place to see a Yellow-Spotted Longicorn Beetle?

7th of 11

Of the 11 cities where we can rate Yellow-Spotted Longicorn Beetle sightings, Milan ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Nanjing (China, about 20%), Nagoya (Japan, about 10%) and Naha (Japan, about 10%).

Where does the Yellow-Spotted Longicorn Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow-Spotted Longicorn Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Milan (26 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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