Hornbeam Leaf Gall Midge

Hornbeam Leaf Gall Midge

Dasineura pudibunda

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

9 Verified sightings at Great Smoky Mountains National Park From 2019 to 2026
9 In 1 park
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Hornbeam Leaf Gall Midge

Dasineura pudibunda is a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
2 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Hornbeam Leaf Gall Midge in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Hornbeam Leaf Gall Midge sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 441st most-seen of the 822 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.

When is the best time to see a Hornbeam Leaf Gall Midge in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

April and May

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hornbeam Leaf Gall Midge in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Hornbeam Leaf Gall Midge?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hornbeam Leaf 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 Hornbeam Leaf Gall Midge?

Only Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in our data

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Hornbeam Leaf Gall Midge sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Hornbeam Leaf Gall Midge sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Hornbeam Leaf Gall Midge is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains 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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