Rhopalomyia californica
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 San Francisco on a given day, based on 531 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 46th most-seen of the 737 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September to July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge in San Francisco on a given day, against under 5% in August, the lowest month.
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.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge sightings, San Francisco has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Sacramento (United States, about 10%) and San Diego (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 San Francisco (531 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.
