Rabdophaga strobiloides
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Rabdophaga strobiloides, the willow pinecone gall midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. The gall resembles a pinecone in shape. It can be found throughout North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calgary | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Willow Pinecone Gall Midge sighting in Riding Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 24th most-seen of the 104 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Willow Pinecone Gall Midge in Riding Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March and September–November, the lowest months. That is one of Riding Mountain National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 100 mm in June.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Willow Pinecone Gall Midge sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Willow Pinecone Gall Midge sightings, Riding Mountain National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Rocky Mountain National Park (United States, about 10%) and Point Pelee National Park (Canada, about 10%).
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Willow Pinecone Gall Midge that you can see in Riding Mountain National Park (order Diptera, Flies) are Margined Calligrapher (about 10%), Narrow-Headed Marsh Fly (about 10%) and Woolly-Tailed Marsh Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Willow Pinecone Gall Midge is recorded against all the insects logged in Riding Mountain National Park (26 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.
