Elongate White-Marmorated Longicorn Beetle

Elongate White-Marmorated Longicorn Beetle

Mesosa longipennis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Osaka

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

9 Verified sightings at Osaka
July Best month

About the Elongate White-Marmorated Longicorn Beetle

Mesosa longipennis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Henry Walter Bates in 1873. It is known from Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, China, and Japan. It contains the varietas Mesosa longipennis var. subobliterata.

M. longipennis feeds on Ailanthus altissima. 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 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
2 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
3 Osaka 🇯🇵 Japan
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Elongate White-Marmorated Longicorn Beetle in Osaka?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Elongate White-Marmorated Longicorn Beetle sighting in Osaka on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 214th most-seen of the 352 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 an Elongate White-Marmorated Longicorn Beetle in Osaka?

July and August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Elongate White-Marmorated Longicorn Beetle in Osaka on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.

Is Osaka the best place to see an Elongate White-Marmorated Longicorn Beetle?

3rd of 3

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Elongate White-Marmorated Longicorn Beetle sightings, Osaka ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Nagoya (Japan, about 10%) and Tokyo (Japan, about 10%).

Where does the Elongate White-Marmorated Longicorn Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Elongate White-Marmorated Longicorn Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Osaka (9 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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