Rhopalomyia californica
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Rhopalomyia californica, the coyote brush bud gall midge, is a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge sighting in Sacramento on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 143rd most-seen of the 386 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November to April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge in Sacramento on a given day, against under 5% in May to October, the lowest months. Those are among Sacramento's wettest months, with about 85 mm of rain a month against almost none in July.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge sightings, Sacramento ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in San Francisco (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge is recorded against all the insects logged in Sacramento (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.
