Spider Longhorned Beetle

Spider Longhorned Beetle

Lagocheirus araneiformis

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

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

11 Verified sightings at Everglades National Park From 2019 to 2026
25 In all 3 parks
March Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Spider Longhorned Beetle

Lagocheirus araneiformis is a species of longhorn beetle of the subfamily Lamiinae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of Systema Naturae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
2 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
3 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Santo Domingo 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~10%
2 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
3 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Spider Longhorned Beetle in Everglades National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spider Longhorned Beetle sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 255th most-seen of the 496 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.

When is the best time to see a Spider Longhorned Beetle in Everglades National Park?

May and December–March

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spider Longhorned Beetle in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and June–November, the lowest months. Those are among Everglades National Park's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain a month against 240 mm in June.

What time of day is best to see a Spider Longhorned Beetle?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spider Longhorned Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Everglades National Park the best place to see a Spider Longhorned Beetle?

Among the best

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Spider Longhorned Beetle sightings, Everglades National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Manuel Antonio National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).

Where does the Spider Longhorned Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Spider Longhorned Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades National Park (11 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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