Weaver Beetle

Weaver Beetle

Lamia textor

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Triglav National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

33 Verified sightings at Triglav National Park From 2019 to 2026
91 In all 6 parks
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Weaver Beetle

The weaver beetle (Lamia textor) is a species of beetle from subfamily Lamiinae in long-horned beetle family; it is a European and North Asian species. Larvae develop in willow trees, rare in birch and poplar. Distributed everywhere in Western Europe, except extreme north, also distributed in Central and Eastern Europe, Siberia (meets on territories where appropriate these species food plants, starting from southern part of tundra), Caucasus, South Caucasus (rare), Sakhalin, in northern and western parts of Kazakhstan, Japan, Korea and in northeast of China.

Imago is 15–32 mm long. Egg is 4.5–5 mm in length, and 1.2–1.4 mm in diameter. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~30%
2 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~30%
3 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
4 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
5 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
6 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
<5%
2 Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Weaver Beetle in Triglav National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Weaver Beetle sighting in Triglav National Park on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 37th most-seen of the 260 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Weaver Beetle in Triglav National Park?

May and June

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Weaver Beetle in Triglav National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Weaver Beetle?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Weaver 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.

Is Triglav National Park the best place to see a Weaver Beetle?

Among the best

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Weaver Beetle sightings, Triglav National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Biebrza National Park (Poland, about 30%).

Where does the Weaver Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Weaver Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Triglav National Park (33 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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