Asteromyia carbonifera
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Asteromyia carbonifera is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. It creates galls on Solidago plants. Females can lay up to 300 eggs at a time and often collect conidia of the fungus Botryosphaeria dothidea, which is deposited on the plant alongside the eggs. The larvae grow within the gall that the fungus creates, a form of mutualism. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge sighting in New York City on a given day, based on 47 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 401st most-seen of the 1623 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge in New York City on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
10th of 13
Of the 13 cities where we can rate Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge sightings, New York City ranks 10th at under 5%. The best odds are in Boston (United States, about 10%), Dallas (United States, about 10%) and Chicago (United States, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge is recorded against all the insects logged in New York City (47 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.
