Golden-Bloomed Longhorn Beetle

Golden-Bloomed Longhorn Beetle

Agapanthia villosoviridescens

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

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

8 Verified sightings at Mercantour National Park From 2019 to 2026
113 In all 10 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Golden-Bloomed Longhorn Beetle

Agapanthia villosoviridescens, also known as the golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle, is a species of beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae, found in the Caucasus, Europe, Kazakhstan, the Near East, Russia and Turkey. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kharkiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
2 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
4 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
5 Amsterdam 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
6 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%
7 Novosibirsk 🇷🇺 Russia
~10%
8 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
9 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
<5%
10 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Golden-Bloomed Longhorn Beetle in Mercantour National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-Bloomed Longhorn Beetle sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 245th most-seen of the 412 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Golden-Bloomed Longhorn Beetle in Mercantour National Park?

June

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-Bloomed Longhorn Beetle in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Golden-Bloomed Longhorn Beetle?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-Bloomed Longhorn Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Mercantour National Park the best place to see a Golden-Bloomed Longhorn Beetle?

Among the best

Of the 10 parks where we can rate Golden-Bloomed Longhorn Beetle sightings, Mercantour National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tatra National Park (Slovakia, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Golden-Bloomed Longhorn Beetle live in Mercantour National Park?

Same family: Cerambycidae

The closest relatives of the Golden-Bloomed Longhorn Beetle that you can see in Mercantour National Park (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Paracorymbia hybrida (about 10%), Spotted Longhorn Beetle (about 10%) and Brachyta interrogationis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Golden-Bloomed Longhorn Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Golden-Bloomed Longhorn Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour 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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