Belonocnema kinseyi
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Belonocnema kinseyi is a species of gall wasp that forms galls on Quercus virginiana and Quercus fusiformis. There are both asexual and sexual generations. The asexual generation forms galls on the underside of leaves whereas the sexual generation form galls on the roots. It can be found in the United States, where it is known from Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. It, along with the other described Belonocnema species, have been used to study speciation.
Belonocnema kinseyi was first named in 1921 by Lewis Hart Weld based on individuals raised from asexual leaf galls collected on Quercus fusiformis in Boerne, Texas. The specific epithet "kinseyi" honors prominent entomologist and sexologist Alfred Kinsey, who greatly contributed to knowledge of North American gall wasps.
In 1998, it was discovered that the asexual generation described from Texas induced sexual root galls, which at the time was believed to only be associated with Belonocnema treatae. Thus, B. kinseyi was placed as a junior synonym under B. treatae. It was subsequently re-elevated to species status through genetic and morphological analysis in 2021.
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| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México |
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About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Belonocnema kinseyi sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 419 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 74th most-seen of the 1624 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October to March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Belonocnema kinseyi in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month.
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Of the 5 cities where we can rate Belonocnema kinseyi sightings, Austin has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come San Antonio (United States, about 10%) and Dallas (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Cynipidae
The closest relatives of the Belonocnema kinseyi that you can see in Austin (family Cynipidae, Gall Wasps) are Druon quercuslanigerum (about 10%) and Leafy Oak Gall Wasp (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Belonocnema kinseyi is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (419 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.
