Carposina (genus)
A Fruitworm moth at O'Connor, ACT
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| Carposina (genus) | WendyEM | 17 Apr 2025 | |
| Carposina (genus) | ibaird | 16 Apr 2025 | |
| Carposinidae (family) | donhe | 29 Nov 2022 | |
| Carposinidae (family) | ibaird | 29 Nov 2022 |
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5 comments
29 Nov 2022
This moth looks similar to a Carponsinidae (family) moth observed at the same location, see CNM Sighting No, 4233147 although this moth appears overall lighter in colour. This moth could be Carposina latebrosa, or a similar, Carposina species, although given the previous discussion (see 4233147), I'm not sure a species can be confidently assigned.
29 Nov 2022
I think this looks like
http://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=323841
http://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=323841
6 Apr 2025
I note all records I see online, inckuding Bold Systems 4 are from Tasmania. This ia a mainland record.
https://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_SearchTerms?query=%22Carposina%20tanaoptera%22[tax]
https://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_SearchTerms?query=%22Carposina%20tanaoptera%22[tax]
16 Apr 2025
The evidence from Bold Systems 4 and https://bold-au.hobern.net/ suggests that C. tanaoptera is a species found in Tasmania. see here:-
https://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?searchMenu=taxonomy&query=Carposina+tanaoptera&taxon=Carposina+tanaoptera
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=323840
While this does not categorically rule out C. tanaoptera also occuring on the mainlaind, I think a site record alone (for example) it is quite difficult to distinguish C. tanaoptera from C. taractis (for example), or C. latebrosa - both species which Bold Systems 4 says occurs both in Tasmania and the mainland.
https://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?searchMenu=taxonomy&query=Carposina+latebrosa&taxon=Carposina+latebrosa
https://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?searchMenu=taxonomy&query=Carposina+taractis&taxon=Carposina+taractis
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105929299
April 16 2025
https://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?searchMenu=taxonomy&query=Carposina+tanaoptera&taxon=Carposina+tanaoptera
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=323840
While this does not categorically rule out C. tanaoptera also occuring on the mainlaind, I think a site record alone (for example) it is quite difficult to distinguish C. tanaoptera from C. taractis (for example), or C. latebrosa - both species which Bold Systems 4 says occurs both in Tasmania and the mainland.
https://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?searchMenu=taxonomy&query=Carposina+latebrosa&taxon=Carposina+latebrosa
https://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?searchMenu=taxonomy&query=Carposina+taractis&taxon=Carposina+taractis
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105929299
April 16 2025
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113355-35.259567
- Altitude 595.2m
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Nov 2022 09:02 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
- Attracted to UV light at night (50w Gecko). Associated animal
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- ibaird NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Carposina (genus) Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Carposina (genus) Scientific name
- A Fruitworm moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 937m Recorded at altitude
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