Sighting 4687290
Cosmopterix (genus)
A Cosmet moth (Cosmopteriginae at Tamborine Mountain, QLD
Identify this sighting
| Cosmopterix (genus) | donhe | 12 Aug 2025 | |
| Cosmopterix (genus) | ibaird | 12 Aug 2025 | |
| Unverified | PJH123 | 11 Aug 2025 |
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
User's notes
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864)
3 comments
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.
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.
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”
Location information
- Places Tamborine Mountain, QLD
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- PJH123 Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Mt Tamborine PJH123 NatureMapr Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Cosmopterix (genus)
Species information
- Cosmopterix (genus) Scientific name
- A Cosmet moth (Cosmopteriginae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
- Images or audio
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Description
- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location