Black-Striped Longhorn Beetle

Black-Striped Longhorn Beetle

Stenurella melanura

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Stockholm

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

15 Verified sightings at Stockholm
261 In all 13 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Black-Striped Longhorn Beetle

Stenurella melanura is a flower longhorn beetle species of the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lepturinae. Stenurella melanura samai Rapuzzi, 1995 inq. This beetle is widespread in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, in the Oriental realm, and in the Near East. It is present in Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Austria, Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Russia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia.

These beetles inhabit sunny forest edges, mixed coniferous forests, spruce pine forests and alpine and mountain pastures. Stenurella melanura can reach a length of 6–10 millimetres (0.24–0.39 in). This beetle... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria
~20%
2 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
~20%
3 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~20%
4 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~20%
5 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
6 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
7 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
8 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
9 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
10 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
11 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
12 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
13 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kharkiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~20%
2 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
3 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
4 Novosibirsk 🇷🇺 Russia
~10%
5 Stockholm 🇸🇪 Sweden
~10%
6 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%
7 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
8 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
9 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%
10 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black-Striped Longhorn Beetle in Stockholm?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Striped Longhorn Beetle sighting in Stockholm on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 60th most-seen of the 202 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Black-Striped Longhorn Beetle in Stockholm?

June and July

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Striped Longhorn Beetle in Stockholm on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Black-Striped Longhorn Beetle?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-Striped 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 Stockholm the best place to see a Black-Striped Longhorn Beetle?

5th of 18

Of the 18 cities where we can rate Black-Striped Longhorn Beetle sightings, Stockholm ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 20%), Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%) and Warsaw (Poland, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Black-Striped Longhorn Beetle live in Stockholm?

Same family: Cerambycidae

The closest relatives of the Black-Striped Longhorn Beetle that you can see in Stockholm (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Red Pine Longhorn Beetle (about 10%) and Wasp Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Black-Striped Longhorn Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-Striped Longhorn Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Stockholm (15 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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