Hackberry Nipplegall Psyllid

Hackberry Nipplegall Psyllid

Pachypsylla celtidismamma

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Detroit

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

17 Verified sightings at Detroit
5 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Hackberry Nipplegall Psyllid

Pachypsylla celtidismamma, known generally as the hackberry nipplegall maker or hackberry psylla, is a species of plant-parasitic hemipteran in the family Aphalaridae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
5 Detroit 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
6 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
7 Denver 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
8 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
9 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
10 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Hackberry Nipplegall Psyllid in Detroit?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hackberry Nipplegall Psyllid sighting in Detroit on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 118th most-seen of the 268 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 Hackberry Nipplegall Psyllid in Detroit?

January

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hackberry Nipplegall Psyllid in Detroit on a given day, against under 5% in February–May and November–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Hackberry Nipplegall Psyllid?

Between 3 and 6 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hackberry Nipplegall Psyllid sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Detroit the best place to see a Hackberry Nipplegall Psyllid?

Among the best

Of the 16 cities where we can rate Hackberry Nipplegall Psyllid sightings, Detroit ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (United States, about 10%), Dallas (United States, about 10%) and Chicago (United States, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Hackberry Nipplegall Psyllid live in Detroit?

Same order: Hemiptera

The closest relatives of the Hackberry Nipplegall Psyllid that you can see in Detroit (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Spotted Lanternfly (about 20%), Red-Banded Leafhopper (about 20%) and Large Milkweed Bug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Hackberry Nipplegall Psyllid sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Hackberry Nipplegall Psyllid is recorded against all the insects logged in Detroit (17 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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