Pseudovadonia livida
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Pseudovadonia livida, the fairy-ring longhorn beetle, is a beetle species of flower longhorns belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lepturinae. This beetle is widespread in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, and in the Near East (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic (Bohemia, Moravia), Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Sicily, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom).
This species mainly inhabits pine forests, but they are also present in deciduous trees (Quercus and Castanea species). The adults of Pseudovadonia livida grow up to 5–9 millimetres (0.20–0.35 in). These small beetles are robust and... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 5 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 7 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 10 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 52nd most-seen of the 479 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle sightings, Sierra Nevada National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Kiskunság National Park (Hungary, about 20%) and Mercantour National Park (France, about 10%).
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle that you can see in Sierra Nevada National Park (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Chlorophorus trifasciatus (about 20%), Stenopterus ater (about 20%) and Stictoleptura otini (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fairy-Ring Longhorn Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra Nevada National Park (28 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.
