Neuroterus anthracinus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Neuroterus anthracinus is a widely distributed gall wasp that forms chemically induced leaf galls on oak trees. N. anthracinus has both sexual and agamic generations and in consequence forms two distinct galls, the oyster gall and April-bud gall. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Budapest | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 5 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 9 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Oyster Gall Wasp sighting in Birmingham on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 433rd most-seen of the 811 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and July–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oyster Gall Wasp in Birmingham on a given day, against under 5% in April–June and November–February, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Oyster Gall Wasp sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 13
Of the 13 cities where we can rate Oyster Gall Wasp sightings, Birmingham ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in London (United Kingdom, about 10%), Budapest (Hungary, about 10%) and Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same genus: Neuroterus
The closest relatives of the Oyster Gall Wasp that you can see in Birmingham (genus Neuroterus) are Common Spangle Gall Wasp (about 20%) and Silk-Button Spangle Gall Wasp (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Oyster Gall Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Birmingham (13 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.
