Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle

Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle

Pseudovadonia livida

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Kiskunság National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

9 Verified sightings at Kiskunság National Park From 2019 to 2026
128 In all 10 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle

Pseudovadonia livida, the fairy-ring longhorn beetle, is a beetle species of flower longhorns belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lepturinae. This beetle is widespread in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, and in the Near East (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic (Bohemia, Moravia), Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Sicily, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom).

This species mainly inhabits pine forests, but they are also present in deciduous trees (Quercus and Castanea species). The adults of Pseudovadonia livida grow up to 5–9 millimetres (0.20–0.35 in). These small beetles are robust and... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
2 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~20%
3 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
4 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~10%
5 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
6 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
7 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
8 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
9 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
10 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kharkiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
2 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
3 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
4 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
5 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
6 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
~10%
7 Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
8 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
9 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
10 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle in Kiskunság National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle sighting in Kiskunság National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 67th most-seen of the 95 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle in Kiskunság National Park?

June

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle in Kiskunság National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April and July–October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Kiskunság National Park the best place to see a Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle?

Among the best

Of the 10 parks where we can rate Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle sightings, Kiskunság National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle live in Kiskunság National Park?

Same family: Cerambycidae

The closest relatives of the Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle that you can see in Kiskunság National Park (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Echinocerus floralis (about 30%), Dorcadion aethiops (about 30%) and Grape Wood Borer (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Kiskunság National Park (9 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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