Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae is an Australian bud-galling wasp from the family Melanosomellidae that parasitises, among others, Acacia longifolia (long-leaved wattle, or Sydney golden wattle), which has become an invasive pest in several countries. T. acaciaelongifoliae has been introduced into South Africa in 1985 and into Portugal in 2015 as a successful biological control agent of A. longifolia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Longleaf Wattle Gall Wasp sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 61st most-seen of the 298 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Longleaf Wattle Gall Wasp in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against about 10% in September to July, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Longleaf Wattle Gall Wasp sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Longleaf Wattle Gall Wasp sightings, Garden Route National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Grampians National Park (Australia, about 30%), Freycinet National Park (Australia, about 20%) and Table Mountain National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Longleaf Wattle Gall Wasp that you can see in Garden Route National Park (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Big Red Large Carpenter Bee (about 20%), Polistes badius (about 10%) and Java caroliwaterhousei (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Longleaf Wattle Gall Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (36 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.
