Contarinia tiliarum
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lime Leaf-Stalk Gall-Midge sighting in London on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 629th most-seen of the 1504 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.
May and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lime Leaf-Stalk Gall-Midge in London on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Lime Leaf-Stalk Gall-Midge sightings, London ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same family: Cecidomyiidae
The closest relatives of the Lime Leaf-Stalk Gall-Midge that you can see in London (family Cecidomyiidae, Gall and Forest Midges) are Artichoke Gall-Midge (about 10%), Hairy Beech Gall (about 10%) and Locust Gall Midge (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lime Leaf-Stalk Gall-Midge is recorded against all the insects logged in London (29 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.
