Rutpela maculata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Rutpela maculata, the spotted longhorn, is a beetle species of flower longhorns of the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lepturinae. Varieties within this species include: Rutpela maculata var. calcarata Olivier, 1790 Rutpela maculata var. maculipes Podaný, 1950
Rutpela maculata var. sinuata Fabricius, 1792 This beetle is widespread in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, and in the Near East (Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corsica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Serbia, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 2 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 10 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 11 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Longhorn Beetle sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 199th 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.
June and July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Longhorn Beetle in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted 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.
8th of 11
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Spotted Longhorn Beetle sightings, Mercantour National Park ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Triglav National Park (Slovenia, about 40%), Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 30%) and Picos de Europa National Park (Spain, about 20%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Spotted Longhorn Beetle that you can see in Mercantour National Park (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Paracorymbia hybrida (about 10%), Brachyta interrogationis (about 10%) and Golden-Bloomed Longhorn Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotted Longhorn Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (10 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.
