Sosytelus pithecius
Ground weevil at Bungendore, NSW
Identify this sighting
| Sosytelus pithecius | KimberiRP | 16 Apr 2026 | |
| Psapharus sp. | Csteele4 | 27 Oct 2023 |
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
User's notes
Cleverly played dead when I touched the plant it was on, trying to bring the lead closer for a better look. Wiggled a leg when poked, then went back to pretending to be dead, until I put it down and it went on its way after a few minutes. Bizarre and clever.
1 comment
Location information
- Coordinates 149.439187-35.282837
- Altitude 736.0m
- Maps Turallo Nature Reserve
- Places Bungendore, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 27 Oct 2023 04:37 PM Recorded on
- Csteele4 Recorded by
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Grasses Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- No Insect on a flower
Collections
- Csteele4 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Sosytelus pithecius Weevils (Curculionoidea) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Sosytelus pithecius Scientific name
- Ground weevil Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 791m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species