Thorn-Tailed Longhorn Beetle

Thorn-Tailed Longhorn Beetle

Plectrura spinicauda

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Great Bear Rainforest

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

16 Verified sightings at Great Bear Rainforest From 2019 to 2026
27 In all 2 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Thorn-Tailed Longhorn Beetle

Plectrura spinicauda is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Victor Motschulsky in 1845. It is known from the United States and Canada. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
2 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Vancouver 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
2 Portland 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Thorn-Tailed Longhorn Beetle in Great Bear Rainforest?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Thorn-Tailed Longhorn Beetle sighting in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 74th most-seen of the 235 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 Thorn-Tailed Longhorn Beetle in Great Bear Rainforest?

April–June, August and October–November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Thorn-Tailed Longhorn Beetle in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, against under 5% in July, September and December–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Thorn-Tailed Longhorn Beetle?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Thorn-Tailed Longhorn Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Great Bear Rainforest the best place to see a Thorn-Tailed Longhorn Beetle?

Yes

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Thorn-Tailed Longhorn Beetle sightings, Great Bear Rainforest has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Olympic National Park (United States, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Thorn-Tailed Longhorn Beetle live in Great Bear Rainforest?

Same family: Cerambycidae

The closest relatives of the Thorn-Tailed Longhorn Beetle that you can see in Great Bear Rainforest (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Banded Alder Borer (about 10%), Etorofus obliteratus (about 10%) and White-Spotted Sawyer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Thorn-Tailed Longhorn Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Thorn-Tailed Longhorn Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Bear Rainforest (16 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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