Bamboo Tiger Longhorn

Bamboo Tiger Longhorn

Chlorophorus annularis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Taipei

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

8 Verified sightings at Taipei
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Bamboo Tiger Longhorn

Chlorophorus annularis - the bamboo tiger longicorn, or bamboo borer - is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. 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 Yogyakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
2 Dhaka 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
~10%
3 Kolkata 🇮🇳 India
~10%
4 Zhuhai [Macau] 🇨🇳 China
~10%
5 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
~10%
6 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
<5%
7 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%
8 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
9 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Bamboo Tiger Longhorn in Taipei?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bamboo Tiger Longhorn sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 570th most-seen of the 765 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 Bamboo Tiger Longhorn in Taipei?

May

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bamboo Tiger Longhorn in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months. That is one of Taipei's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain against 90 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Bamboo Tiger Longhorn?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bamboo Tiger Longhorn 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 Taipei the best place to see a Bamboo Tiger Longhorn?

7th of 9

Of the 9 cities where we can rate Bamboo Tiger Longhorn sightings, Taipei ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Yogyakarta (Indonesia, about 10%), Dhaka (Bangladesh, about 10%) and Kolkata (India, about 10%).

Where does the Bamboo Tiger Longhorn sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Bamboo Tiger Longhorn is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (8 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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