Monochamus spectabilis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Monochamus spectabilis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Perroud in 1855, originally under the genus Lophoptera. It has a wide distribution throughout Africa. It contains the varietas Monochamus spectabilis var. immaculipennis. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Patterned Longhorn sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 203rd most-seen of the 316 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.
April, August–September and November–February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Patterned Longhorn in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–July and October, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Patterned Longhorn sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only iSimangaliso Wetland Park, in our data
iSimangaliso Wetland Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Patterned Longhorn sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Patterned Longhorn that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Giant Longhorn (about 10%), Macrotoma natala (about 10%) and Philematium virens (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Patterned Longhorn is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (8 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.
