Spruce Bud Midge

Spruce Bud Midge

Dasineura swainei

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Anchorage

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

9 Verified sightings at Anchorage
June Best month

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Anchorage 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Spruce Bud Midge in Anchorage?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spruce Bud Midge sighting in Anchorage on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 35th most-seen of the 59 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.

When is the best time to see a Spruce Bud Midge in Anchorage?

April–June and September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spruce Bud Midge in Anchorage on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and October–March, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Spruce Bud Midge?

Only Anchorage, in our data

Anchorage is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Spruce Bud Midge sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Spruce Bud Midge sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Spruce Bud Midge is recorded against all the insects logged in Anchorage (9 verified sightings), 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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