Sciopithes obscurus

Obscure root weevil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Sciopithes
Species:	S. obscurus
Binomial name
Sciopithes obscurus Horn, 1876
Synonyms[1]
Sciopithes angustulus Casey, 1888 Sciopithes brumalis Casey, 1888 Sciopithes significans Casey, 1888

Sciopithes obscurus, the Obscure root weevil, is a species of broad-nosed weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae, found in the Pacific Northwest of North America.

They are 6 to 8 millimetres (0.24 to 0.31 in) long, and gray or brown, with a wavy line across their back.^[2] They are cylindrical in shape, with a short snout and elbowed antennae near the tip of the snout, in front of the eyes.^[3]

They are nocturnal, on feed on plant foliage on night. Unlike other species of weevil, they sometimes remain in the foliage during the day, rather than climbing down to the soil. They are considered a pest in the Pacific Northwest,^[2][4] particularly on rhododendrons and strawberries.^[3]

Females lay up to a hundred eggs, either in the folds of leaves,^[4][3] or in the soil.^[2] There is one generation per year, and upon hatching, the larvae immediately crawl into the soil and begin feeding on roots.^[2]