Albizia Long-Horned Beetle

Albizia Long-Horned Beetle

Coptops aedificator

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Kruger National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

8 Verified sightings at Kruger National Park From 2019 to 2026
8 In 1 park
March Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Albizia Long-Horned Beetle

Coptops aedificator, the Albizia long-horned beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1792, originally under the genus Lamia. It is known from Djibouti, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Oman, Gabon, India, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, the Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Senegal, South Africa, Seychelles, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, and Zambia. It was also introduced into Cape Verde, Hawaii, and Taiwan. It feeds on Theobroma cacao and several Coffea species, including C. arabica, C. canephora, and C. liberica var. dewevrei. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
~10%
2 Chennai 🇮🇳 India
<5%
3 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
<5%
4 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Albizia Long-Horned Beetle in Kruger National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Albizia Long-Horned Beetle sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 472nd most-seen of the 748 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Albizia Long-Horned Beetle in Kruger National Park?

March and December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Albizia Long-Horned Beetle in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and April–November, the lowest months. Those are among Kruger National Park's wettest months, with about 65 mm of rain a month against almost none in August.

What time of day is best to see an Albizia Long-Horned Beetle?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Albizia Long-Horned Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see an Albizia Long-Horned Beetle?

Only Kruger National Park, in our data

Kruger National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Albizia Long-Horned Beetle sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Albizia Long-Horned Beetle live in Kruger National Park?

Same family: Cerambycidae

The closest relatives of the Albizia Long-Horned Beetle that you can see in Kruger National Park (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Crossotus stypticus (about 10%), Xystrocera dispar (about 10%) and Giant Longhorn (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Albizia Long-Horned Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Albizia Long-Horned Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National 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.

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