What are the chances of seeing a Tawny Longhorn Beetle in Paris?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny Longhorn Beetle sighting in Paris on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 243rd most-seen of the 916 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Tawny Longhorn Beetle in Paris?
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny Longhorn Beetle in Paris on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Tawny Longhorn Beetle?
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tawny 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.
Is Paris the best place to see a Tawny Longhorn Beetle?
Among the best
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Tawny Longhorn Beetle sightings, Paris ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Vienna (Austria, about 10%), Budapest (Hungary, about 10%) and Lyon (France, about 10%).
Which relatives of the Tawny Longhorn Beetle live in Paris?
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Tawny Longhorn Beetle that you can see in Paris (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Common Grammoptera (about 10%), Spotted Longhorn Beetle (about 10%) and Umbellifer Longhorn Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Tawny Longhorn Beetle sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tawny Longhorn Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Paris (30 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.