Spider Longhorned Beetle

Spider Longhorned Beetle

Lagocheirus araneiformis

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

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

7 Verified sightings at Manuel Antonio National Park From 2019 to 2026
25 In all 3 parks
January Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Spider Longhorned Beetle

Lagocheirus araneiformis is a species of longhorn beetle of the subfamily Lamiinae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of Systema Naturae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
2 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
3 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Santo Domingo 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~10%
2 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
3 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Spider Longhorned Beetle in Manuel Antonio National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spider Longhorned Beetle sighting in Manuel Antonio National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 41st most-seen of the 69 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 Spider Longhorned Beetle in Manuel Antonio National Park?

January–May and July

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spider Longhorned Beetle in Manuel Antonio National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and August–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Spider Longhorned Beetle?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spider Longhorned Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Manuel Antonio National Park the best place to see a Spider Longhorned Beetle?

Yes

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Spider Longhorned Beetle sightings, Manuel Antonio National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Spider Longhorned Beetle live in Manuel Antonio National Park?

Same family: Cerambycidae

The closest relatives of the Spider Longhorned Beetle that you can see in Manuel Antonio National Park (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Psapharochrus circumflexus (about 10%), Taeniotes scalatus (about 10%) and Callipogon lemoinei (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Spider Longhorned Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Spider Longhorned Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Manuel Antonio National Park (7 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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