Clay-Coloured Weevil

Clay-Coloured Weevil

Otiorhynchus singularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Snowdonia National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

8 Verified sightings at Snowdonia National Park From 2019 to 2026
44 In all 6 parks
March Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Clay-Coloured Weevil

Otiorhynchus singularis, the clay-coloured weevil, is a species of weevil native to Europe. It attacks a range of trees and shrubs but the main hosts are currants, gooseberry, raspberry, hops, fir trees and Norway spruce. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
3 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
4 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
5 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
6 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
4 Vancouver 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
5 Stockholm 🇸🇪 Sweden
<5%
6 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
<5%
7 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
8 Seattle 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Clay-Coloured Weevil in Snowdonia National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Clay-Coloured Weevil sighting in Snowdonia National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 246th most-seen of the 387 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.

When is the best time to see a Clay-Coloured Weevil in Snowdonia National Park?

March

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Clay-Coloured Weevil in Snowdonia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and August–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Clay-Coloured Weevil?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Clay-Coloured Weevil sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Snowdonia National Park the best place to see a Clay-Coloured Weevil?

Yes

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Clay-Coloured Weevil sightings, Snowdonia National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (Canada, about 10%) and Great Bear Rainforest (Canada, about 10%).

Where does the Clay-Coloured Weevil sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Clay-Coloured Weevil is recorded against all the insects logged in Snowdonia National Park (8 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.

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