Taxodiomyia cupressiananassa
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Taxodiomyia cupressiananassa, commonly known as the cypress twig gall midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cypress Twig Gall Midge sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 220th most-seen of the 262 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.
April, June–July and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cypress Twig Gall Midge in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May and August–November, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cypress Twig Gall Midge sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Cypress Twig Gall Midge sightings, Big Cypress National Preserve ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Congaree National Park (United States, about 20%).
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Cypress Twig Gall Midge that you can see in Big Cypress National Preserve (order Diptera, Flies) are White-Faced Plushback (about 20%), Florida Calligrapher (about 10%) and Grallipeza nebulosa (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cypress Twig Gall Midge is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Cypress National Preserve (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.
