Aspen Leaf Gall Midge

Aspen Leaf Gall Midge

Harmandiola tremulae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Cairngorms National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

5 Verified sightings at Cairngorms National Park From 2019 to 2026
5 In 1 park
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Aspen Leaf Gall Midge

Harmandiola tremulae, the aspen leaf gall midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

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 an Aspen Leaf Gall Midge in Cairngorms National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Aspen Leaf Gall Midge sighting in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 260th most-seen of the 300 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Aspen Leaf Gall Midge in Cairngorms National Park?

June and August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Aspen Leaf Gall Midge in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Aspen Leaf Gall Midge?

Between 6 and 9 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Aspen Leaf Gall Midge sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see an Aspen Leaf Gall Midge?

Only Cairngorms National Park, in our data

Cairngorms National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Aspen Leaf Gall Midge sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Aspen Leaf Gall Midge sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Aspen Leaf Gall Midge is recorded against all the insects logged in Cairngorms National Park (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.

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