Spruce Zebra Beetle

Spruce Zebra Beetle

Xylotrechus undulatus

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

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

5 Verified sightings at Jasper National Park From 2019 to 2026
5 In 1 park
June Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Spruce Zebra Beetle

Xylotrechus undulatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Say in 1824. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

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

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Spruce Zebra Beetle in Jasper National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spruce Zebra Beetle sighting in Jasper National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 72nd most-seen of the 88 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 Spruce Zebra Beetle in Jasper National Park?

June to August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spruce Zebra Beetle in Jasper National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months. Those are among Jasper National Park's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 55 mm in April.

What time of day is best to see a Spruce Zebra Beetle?

Between 9 am and noon

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

Where else can you see a Spruce Zebra Beetle?

Only Jasper National Park, in our data

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

Which relatives of the Spruce Zebra Beetle live in Jasper National Park?

Same family: Cerambycidae

The closest relatives of the Spruce Zebra Beetle that you can see in Jasper National Park (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are White-Spotted Sawyer (about 30%), Yellow Velvet Beetle (about 10%) and Judolia montivagans (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Spruce Zebra Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Spruce Zebra Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Jasper National Park (5 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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