Rabdophaga strobiloides
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Willow Pinecone Gall Midge sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 48th most-seen of the 191 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Willow Pinecone Gall Midge in Rocky Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April and October, the lowest months.
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.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Willow Pinecone Gall Midge sightings, Rocky Mountain National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Riding Mountain National Park (Canada, about 20%).
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Willow Pinecone Gall Midge that you can see in Rocky Mountain National Park (order Diptera, Flies) are Adejeania vexatrix (about 10%), Spot-Winged Pond Fly (about 10%) and Common Loopwing Aphideater (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 Rocky Mountain National Park (28 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.
