Velvet Longhorned Beetle

Velvet Longhorned Beetle

Trichoferus campestris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Nizhny Novgorod

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

7 Verified sightings at Nizhny Novgorod
August Best month

About the Velvet Longhorned Beetle

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 →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kharkiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
2 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
3 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
4 Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
5 Nizhny Novgorod 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
6 Kazan 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
7 Denver 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
9 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
10 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Velvet Longhorned Beetle in Nizhny Novgorod?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Velvet Longhorned Beetle sighting in Nizhny Novgorod on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 258th most-seen of the 405 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Velvet Longhorned Beetle in Nizhny Novgorod?

August and September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Velvet Longhorned Beetle in Nizhny Novgorod on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months.

Is Nizhny Novgorod the best place to see a Velvet Longhorned Beetle?

5th of 10

Of the 10 cities where we can rate Velvet Longhorned Beetle sightings, Nizhny Novgorod ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 10%), Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%) and Budapest (Hungary, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Velvet Longhorned Beetle live in Nizhny Novgorod?

Same family: Cerambycidae

The closest relatives of the Velvet Longhorned Beetle that you can see in Nizhny Novgorod (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are The Tanner (about 10%) and Dinoptera collaris (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Velvet Longhorned Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Velvet Longhorned Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Nizhny Novgorod (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.

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