Anaglyptus mysticus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Anaglyptus mysticus, the rufous-shouldered longhorn beetle, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Cerambycinae. This beetle is present in most of Europe, in Turkey and in North Africa. The adults grow up to 8–15 millimetres (0.31–0.59 in) and can be encountered from April through July, completing their life cycle in two years, as the beetles overwinter.
The head and pronotum are black, while the elytra are reddish-brown at the front and blue-gray at the back, with three oblique light stripes in the middle. The body is hairy and has a bluish tone. They are polyphagous in various species of herbaceous plants and deciduous trees, mainly feeding on Corylus avellana, Carpinus betulus, Fagus sylvatica, Acer campestre, Sambucus racemosa, as well as on Alnus, Crataegus, Rosa, Quercus species. Adults usually are found on flowers, while the larvae develop in dead branches and stumps of trees. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-Shouldered Longhorn Beetle sighting in Prague on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 245th most-seen of the 724 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.
May
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-Shouldered Longhorn Beetle in Prague on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-Shouldered Longhorn Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Rufous-Shouldered Longhorn Beetle sightings, Prague ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Vienna (Austria, about 10%) and Budapest (Hungary, about 10%).
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Rufous-Shouldered Longhorn Beetle that you can see in Prague (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle (about 10%), The Tanner (about 10%) and Spotted Longhorn Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-Shouldered Longhorn Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Prague (24 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.
