Orthorhinus cylindrirostris
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Orthorhinus cylindrirostris, commonly known as the elephant weevil, is a species of Curculionidae. In Australia they are considered a major pest to wine companies. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Elephant Weevil sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 456th most-seen of the 789 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.
September and December–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Elephant Weevil in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–August and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Elephant Weevil sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Blue Mountains National Park, in our data
Blue Mountains National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Elephant Weevil sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Curculionidae
The closest relatives of the Elephant Weevil that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (family Curculionidae, True Weevils) are Botany Bay Diamond Weevil (about 20%), Psapharus infaustus (about 10%) and Meriphus guttatus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Elephant Weevil is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue 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.
