Ortholeptura valida
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Ortholeptura valida is a species of flower longhorn in the beetle family Cerambycidae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ortholeptura valida sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 73rd most-seen of the 161 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ortholeptura valida in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months. That is one of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain against 190 mm in January.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ortholeptura valida sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Ortholeptura valida sightings, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Yosemite National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Ortholeptura valida that you can see in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are White-Spotted Sawyer (about 40%), California Root Borer (about 10%) and Judolia instabilis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ortholeptura valida is recorded against all the insects logged in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (9 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.
