Lasiorhynchus barbicornis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The New Zealand giraffe weevil, Lasiorhynchus barbicornis, is a straight-snouted weevil in the subfamily Brentinae, endemic to New Zealand. L. barbicornis is New Zealand's longest beetle, and shows extreme sexual dimorphism: males measure up to 90mm, and females 50mm, although there is an extreme range of body sizes in both sexes. In males, the elongated snout (or rostrum) can be nearly as long as the body. Male giraffe weevils use this long rostrum to battle over females, although small males can avoid conflict and 'sneak' in to mate with females, sometimes under the noses of large males. The larval weevils tunnel into wood for at least two years before emerging, and live for only a few weeks as adults.
Giraffe weevils are common in the North Island. Although rarer, they can also be found in the northwestern South Island, as far south as Greymouth. One has been recorded from the Hollyford Valley in Fiordland. Mitochondrial DNA suggests that during the Pleistocene ice ages giraffe weevils areonly found in the remnant forests of Northland, and have expanded southward during this current interglacial.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a New Zealand Giraffe Weevil sighting in Egmont National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 38th most-seen of the 191 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 30% of wildlife watchers report a New Zealand Giraffe Weevil in Egmont National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and May–November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most New Zealand Giraffe Weevil sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate New Zealand Giraffe Weevil sightings, Egmont National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Abel Tasman National Park (New Zealand, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the New Zealand Giraffe Weevil that you can see in Egmont National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Plocamostethus planiusculus (about 20%), New Zealand Striped Longhorn (about 20%) and Steelblue Lady Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the New Zealand Giraffe Weevil is recorded against all the insects logged in Egmont National Park (15 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.
