Scripted Long-Horned Beetle

Scripted Long-Horned Beetle

Pidonia scripta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

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

5 Verified sightings at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve From 2019 to 2026
20 In all 3 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Scripted Long-Horned Beetle

Pidonia scripta is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
3 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Portland 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
2 Seattle 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Vancouver 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Scripted Long-Horned Beetle in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scripted Long-Horned Beetle sighting in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 94th most-seen of the 107 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 Scripted Long-Horned Beetle in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve?

May to July

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scripted Long-Horned Beetle in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months. Those are among Pacific Rim National Park Reserve's driest months, with about 75 mm of rain a month against 470 mm in November.

What time of day is best to see a Scripted Long-Horned Beetle?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scripted Long-Horned 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 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve the best place to see a Scripted Long-Horned Beetle?

Among the best

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Scripted Long-Horned Beetle sightings, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Redwood National Park (United States, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Scripted Long-Horned Beetle live in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve?

Same family: Cerambycidae

The closest relatives of the Scripted Long-Horned Beetle that you can see in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Xestoleptura crassipes (about 10%) and Etorofus obliteratus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

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

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Scripted Long-Horned Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (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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