Garden Weevil

Garden Weevil

Phlyctinus callosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Perth

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

28 Verified sightings at Perth
40 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
December Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Egmont National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
~10%
2 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
3 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
4 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Perth 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Cape Town 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
4 Auckland 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Garden Weevil in Perth?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Garden Weevil sighting in Perth on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 75th most-seen of the 275 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Garden Weevil in Perth?

February–July and November–December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Garden Weevil in Perth on a given day, against under 5% in January and August–October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Garden Weevil?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Garden Weevil sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Perth the best place to see a Garden Weevil?

Yes

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Garden Weevil sightings, Perth has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Melbourne (Australia, about 10%) and Cape Town (South Africa, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Garden Weevil live in Perth?

Same family: Curculionidae

The closest relatives of the Garden Weevil that you can see in Perth (family Curculionidae, True Weevils) are Fuller's Rose Weevil (about 10%) and Catasarcus spinipennis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Garden Weevil sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Garden Weevil is recorded against all the insects logged in Perth (28 verified sightings), 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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