Cabbage Palm Longhorn

Cabbage Palm Longhorn

Osmopleura chamaeropis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

5 Verified sightings at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge From 2019 to 2026
5 In 1 park
May Best month

About the Cabbage Palm Longhorn

Osmopleura chamaeropis is a species of longhorn beetle in the Cerambycinae subfamily, and the only species in the genus Osmopleura. It was described by George Henry Horn in 1893. It is found in Georgia and Florida, USA. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cabbage Palm Longhorn in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cabbage Palm Longhorn sighting in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 165th most-seen of the 189 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Cabbage Palm Longhorn in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge?

April to June

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cabbage Palm Longhorn in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Cabbage Palm Longhorn?

Only Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, in our data

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cabbage Palm Longhorn sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Cabbage Palm Longhorn live in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge?

Same order: Coleoptera

The closest relatives of the Cabbage Palm Longhorn that you can see in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Margined Leatherwing Beetle (about 10%), Asian Lady Beetle (about 10%) and Horned Passalus Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Cabbage Palm Longhorn sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cabbage Palm Longhorn is recorded against all the insects logged in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (5 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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