Welsh Oak Longhorn Beetle

Welsh Oak Longhorn Beetle

Pyrrhidium sanguineum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Pyrénées National Park

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

11 Verified sightings at Pyrénées National Park From 2019 to 2026
26 In all 3 parks
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Welsh Oak Longhorn Beetle

Pyrrhidium sanguineum is a longhorn beetle common in much of Europe. Its preferred food tree is oak. It is the only species in the genus Pyrrhidium. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
2 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
3 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%
2 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
<5%
3 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Welsh Oak Longhorn Beetle in Pyrénées National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Welsh Oak Longhorn Beetle sighting in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 703rd most-seen of the 1277 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 Welsh Oak Longhorn Beetle in Pyrénées National Park?

March

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Welsh Oak Longhorn Beetle in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Welsh Oak Longhorn Beetle?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Welsh Oak 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 Pyrénées National Park the best place to see a Welsh Oak Longhorn Beetle?

Among the best

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Welsh Oak Longhorn Beetle sightings, Pyrénées National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cévennes National Park (France, under 5%).

Where does the Welsh Oak Longhorn Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Welsh Oak Longhorn Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Pyrénées National Park (11 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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