Asphondylia rosetta
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Creosote Cone Gall Midge sighting in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 57th most-seen of the 190 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 and November–December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Creosote Cone Gall Midge in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–June and October, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Creosote Cone 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 3 parks where we can rate Creosote Cone Gall Midge sightings, Joshua Tree National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Death Valley National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Asphondylia
The closest relatives of the Creosote Cone Gall Midge that you can see in Joshua Tree National Park (genus Asphondylia) are Large Creosote Gall Midge (about 40%), Saltbush Woolly Stem Gall Midge (about 10%) and Tumor Stem Gall Midge (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Creosote Cone Gall Midge is recorded against all the insects logged in Joshua Tree National Park (31 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.
