Cosmopterix (genus)

A Cosmet moth (Cosmopteriginae at Tamborine Mountain, QLD

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Identification history

Cosmopterix (genus)	12 Aug 2025	donhe
Cosmopterix (genus)	12 Aug 2025	ibaird
Unverified	11 Aug 2025	PJH123

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Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864)

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donhe wrote:

12 Aug 2025

Yellow band ?

ibaird wrote:

12 Aug 2025

Bold (Hobern) shows un-named species with a reddish rather than yellow band. See here:-
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=7231
A few specimens named as C. macrula from the Brisbane area also show a reddish band. eg.
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/003140b3-82cc-4c77-914f-1a44eb298743
Cosmopterix is a a large genus with many named species.

PJH123 wrote:

12 Aug 2025

@ibaird There is a bit of a colour cast in this image. I based my ID on Meyrick who described the synonym of Cosmopterix attenuatella, Cosmopteryx mimetis. He noted that the two white streaks in the basal half were “widely remote from base and fascia”. He also described Cosmopterix macrula in which he noted the two white streaks “more or less nearly reaching base and fascia”

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Location information

Places Tamborine Mountain, QLD

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
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Mt Tamborine PJH123 NatureMapr Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Cosmopterix (genus)

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5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Cosmopterix (genus) Scientific name
A Cosmet moth (Cosmopteriginae Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
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