Lyperobius clarkei is a flightless weevil found in alpine areas of Buller and Nelson in the South Island of New Zealand.

The holotype specimen is held in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection and was described by Robin Craw in 1999 and named Lyperobius clarkei after the entomologist C.E.

[2] Lyperobius clarkei has a black body with pale yellow/white scales which are at their most dense on the pronotum, head and on the elytral intervals.

This species is sympatric with Lyperobius fallax, but can be distinguished by its larger size.

Adults of other Lyperobius species browse on leaves, flower stems and seeds of Aciphylla.