Morimus asper
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Morimus asper is a species of beetle in family Cerambycidae. The genus name "Morimus" derives from the Greek word "μόριμος" or "mórimos", meaning "destined to die", while the Latin species name "asper" (meaning "rough") refers to the surface of the elytra.
The first one is found in Montenegro and bordering areas of Bosnia, Serbia and Albania. The second is found in northwestern Slovenia, western Croatia, and northeastern Italy Morimus asper graecus Danilevsky & al., 2016 - found in Peloponnese and Kefalonia in Greece Morimus asper verecundus (Faldermann, 1836) - Two populations exist. The first one is found in Hyrcarian Forests of Iran. The second one is found in northern Shaki-Zagatala in Azerbaijan, Georgia, from Vladikavkaz to Sevastopol in Russia and in the Pontic Mountains of Türkiye
Morimus asper can reach a length of 15–40 millimetres (0.59–1.57 in). This large and massive longhorn beetle has a black, elongated and oval body with very... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turin | 🇮🇹 Italy |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Morimus asper sighting in Turin on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 131st most-seen of the 197 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Morimus asper in Turin on a given day, against under 5% in September–October and December–March, the lowest months. That is one of Turin's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against 35 mm in January.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Morimus asper sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Turin, in our data
Turin is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Morimus asper sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Morimus asper that you can see in Turin (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 50%), Japanese Beetle (about 40%) and Mediterranean Spotted Chafer (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Morimus asper is recorded against all the insects logged in Turin (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.
