Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae is an Australian bud-galling wasp from the family Melanosomellidae that parasitises, among others, Acacia longifolia (long-leaved wattle, or Sydney golden wattle), which has become an invasive pest in several countries. T. acaciaelongifoliae has been introduced into South Africa in 1985 and into Portugal in 2015 as a successful biological control agent of A. longifolia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Longleaf Wattle Gall Wasp sighting in Cape Town on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 202nd most-seen of the 311 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Longleaf Wattle Gall Wasp in Cape Town on a given day, against under 5% in April to February, the lowest months. That is one of Cape Town's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 140 mm in June.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Longleaf Wattle Gall Wasp sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Longleaf Wattle Gall Wasp sightings, Cape Town ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Hobart (Australia, about 10%), Porto (Portugal, about 10%) and Melbourne (Australia, under 5%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Longleaf Wattle Gall Wasp that you can see in Cape Town (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are European Paper Wasp (about 20%), Double-Banded Carpenter Bee (about 10%) and Black Cocktail Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Longleaf Wattle Gall Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Cape Town (11 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.
