Polystepha pilulae
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Polystepha pilulae, the oak leaf gall midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. It is found in eastern North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oak Leaf Gall Midge sighting in Washington on a given day, based on 138 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 235th most-seen of the 1807 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.
June to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oak Leaf Gall Midge in Washington on a given day, against under 5% in December to May, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Oak Leaf 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 10 cities where we can rate Oak Leaf Gall Midge sightings, Washington ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Boston (United States, about 10%), Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (United States, about 10%) and Dallas (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Oak Leaf Gall Midge is recorded against all the insects logged in Washington (138 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.
