Taxodiomyia cupressiananassa
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Taxodiomyia cupressiananassa, commonly known as the cypress twig gall midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cypress Twig Gall Midge sighting in Orlando on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 112th most-seen of the 294 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–June and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cypress Twig Gall Midge in Orlando on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–April, the lowest months. Those are among Orlando's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain a month against 50 mm in November.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cypress Twig 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.
3rd of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Cypress Twig Gall Midge sightings, Orlando ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Miami (United States, about 10%) and Washington (United States, under 5%).
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Cypress Twig Gall Midge that you can see in Orlando (order Diptera, Flies) are Common Lovebug (about 10%), Condylostylus mundus (about 10%) and Florida Calligrapher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cypress Twig Gall Midge is recorded against all the insects logged in Orlando (16 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.
