Andricus quercuscalicis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Andricus quercuscalicis is a gall wasp species inducing knopper galls. Knopper galls develop as a chemically induced distortion of growing acorns on pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.) trees, caused by gall wasps, which lay eggs in buds with their ovipositor. The gall thus produced can greatly reduce the fecundity of the oak host, making this gall potentially more of a threat to the reproductive ability of the tree than those that develop on leaves, buds, stems, etc.
The large 2 cm gall growth appears as a mass of green to yellowish-green, ridged, and at first sticky plant tissue on the bud of the oak, that breaks out as the gall between the cup and the acorn. If only a few grubs are developing within, then it may appear only as a group of bland folds. Where several grubs are competing for space the shape may become much more contorted, with several tightly bunched galls.
The word knopper derives from the German word 'Knoppe', meaning a kind of felt cap or helmet worn during the 17th century; also a small rounded protuberance, often decorative, such as a stud, a tassel or a knob. Although normally distinctive the knopper gall can, under some... Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Budapest | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 6 | Dublin | 🇮🇪 Ireland | |
| 7 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 8 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 9 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Bucharest | 🇷🇴 Romania |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Knopper Gall Wasp sighting in Manchester on a given day, based on 75 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 57th most-seen of the 458 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Knopper Gall Wasp in Manchester on a given day, against under 5% in November to June, the lowest months.
Among the best
Of the 19 cities where we can rate Knopper Gall Wasp sightings, Manchester ranks 3rd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 20%) and London (United Kingdom, about 20%).
Same genus: Andricus
The closest relatives of the Knopper Gall Wasp that you can see in Manchester (genus Andricus) are Oak Marble Gall Wasp (about 20%), Oak Artichoke Gall Wasp (about 10%) and Cola Nut Gall Wasp (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Knopper Gall Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Manchester (75 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.
