Dryocosmus quercuspalustris
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Succulent Oak Gall Wasp sighting in Boston on a given day, based on 116 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 160th most-seen of the 1200 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.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Succulent Oak Gall Wasp in Boston on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and October–April, the lowest months.
Yes
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Succulent Oak Gall Wasp sightings, Boston has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Washington (United States, under 5%) and New York City (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Cynipidae
The closest relatives of the Succulent Oak Gall Wasp that you can see in Boston (family Cynipidae, Gall Wasps) are Round Bullet Gall Wasp (about 10%), Philonix fulvicollis (about 10%) and Kokkocynips rileyi (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Succulent Oak Gall Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Boston (116 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.
