Cypress Flower Gall Midge

Cypress Flower Gall Midge

Taxodiomyia cupressi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Congaree National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

9 Verified sightings at Congaree National Park From 2019 to 2026
9 In 1 park
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cypress Flower Gall Midge in Congaree National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cypress Flower Gall Midge sighting in Congaree National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 84th most-seen of the 145 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Cypress Flower Gall Midge in Congaree National Park?

November

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Cypress Flower Gall Midge in Congaree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and December–May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Cypress Flower Gall Midge?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cypress Flower 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.

Where else can you see a Cypress Flower Gall Midge?

Only Congaree National Park, in our data

Congaree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cypress Flower Gall Midge sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Cypress Flower Gall Midge sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cypress Flower Gall Midge is recorded against all the insects logged in Congaree National Park (9 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.

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