Hissing Longhorn

Hissing Longhorn

Tetrorea cilipes

Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Egmont National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

10 Verified sightings at Egmont National Park From 2019 to 2026
10 In 1 park
July Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Hissing Longhorn

Tetrorea cilipes is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Adam White in 1846. It is known from New Zealand. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Egmont National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Auckland 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Hissing Longhorn in Egmont National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hissing Longhorn sighting in Egmont National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 79th most-seen of the 191 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Hissing Longhorn in Egmont National Park?

March, May, July and October

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hissing Longhorn in Egmont National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June, August–September and November–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Hissing Longhorn?

Between 9 pm and midnight

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hissing Longhorn sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Hissing Longhorn?

Only Egmont National Park, in our data

Egmont National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Hissing Longhorn sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Hissing Longhorn live in Egmont National Park?

Same family: Cerambycidae

The closest relatives of the Hissing Longhorn that you can see in Egmont National Park (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are New Zealand Striped Longhorn (about 20%), Coptomma sticticum (about 10%) and Lemon Tree Borer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Hissing Longhorn sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Hissing Longhorn is recorded against all the insects logged in Egmont National Park (10 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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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