Cosmoresta archedora

1 A Concealer moth (Wingia group at Conder, ACT

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Identification history

Cosmoresta archedora	19 Feb 2026	ibaird
Cosmoresta archedora	19 Feb 2026	WendyEM
Cosmaresta (genus)	8 Jan 2025	donhe
Cosmaresta (genus)	7 Jan 2025	ibaird
Thapsinotypa anthemodes	10 Dec 2024	donhe
Unverified	9 Dec 2024	MichaelBedingfield

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Conder, ACT

4 comments

ibaird wrote:

7 Jan 2025

I'm not sure this matches T. anthemodes, see these images for the species on the ALA:-
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/374f5709-ea72-49d1-b0f7-5d5a7bb885e1#gallery

ibaird wrote:

7 Jan 2025

The best match I've found so far is the apparently quite variable Cosmoresta archedora. See here:-
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/355213-Cosmaresta-archedora/browse_photos

WendyEM wrote:

19 Feb 2026

Cosmoresta archedora, or an unnamed species close in appearance to it.

ibaird wrote:

19 Feb 2026

Yes, a second look suggests this ID is likely.
A new species sighting For Naturemapr Canberra and Southern Tablalends regiion. Nice photo
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=404718

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
20 Feb 2024 08:55 PM Recorded on
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MichaelBedingfield NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Cosmoresta archedora Featured

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12mm to 25mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Cosmoresta archedora Scientific name
A Concealer moth (Wingia group Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
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