Bondia nigella

A Fruitworm moth (Family Carposinidae) at Cook, ACT

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Identification history

Bondia nigella	5 Feb 2024	donhe
Bondia nigella	5 Feb 2024	ibaird
Unverified	31 Jan 2024	CathB

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3 comments

donhe wrote:

31 Jan 2024

Bondia caseata seems to have one erectable orange spot. Maybe this is an undescribed Bondia species ?

ibaird wrote:

5 Feb 2024

Not Bondia nigella,? see sighting No. 4387880.
Bondia nigella (A Fruitworm moth (Family Carposinidae))

kasiaaus wrote:

7 Jun 2025

I think this ID is wrong @ibaird. I agree that it looks a bit like sighting 4387880 but that does not look to me like Bondia nigella either. It has upturned palpi. Hmmm...

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Location information

Places Cook, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
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Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Bondia nigella Scientific name
A Fruitworm moth (Family Carposinidae) Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 653.5m Recorded at altitude
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