Black Longicorn Beetle

Black Longicorn Beetle

Spondylis buprestoides

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Porto

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

6 Verified sightings at Porto
5 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Black Longicorn Beetle

Spondylis buprestoides is bark and wood-boring beetle from the genus Spondylis. These beetles are shiny black and have a cylindrical shape and have large mandibles. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Stockholm 🇸🇪 Sweden
<5%
2 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
<5%
3 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
4 Seoul 🇰🇷 South Korea
<5%
5 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
<5%
6 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
7 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%
8 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
9 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
<5%
10 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black Longicorn Beetle in Porto?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black Longicorn Beetle sighting in Porto on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 422nd most-seen of the 498 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 Black Longicorn Beetle in Porto?

July

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Longicorn Beetle in Porto on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months. That is one of Porto's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 140 mm in January.

What time of day is best to see a Black Longicorn Beetle?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black Longicorn Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Porto the best place to see a Black Longicorn Beetle?

Among the best

Of the 10 cities where we can rate Black Longicorn Beetle sightings, Porto ranks 7th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Stockholm (Sweden, under 5%), Prague (Czechia, under 5%) and Berlin (Germany, under 5%).

Where does the Black Longicorn Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black Longicorn Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Porto (6 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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