Cosmaresta (genus)

Wingia Group at Conder, ACT

Cosmaresta (genus) at Conder, ACT - 20 Feb 2024
Cosmaresta (genus) at Conder, ACT - 20 Feb 2024
Cosmaresta (genus) at Conder, ACT - 20 Feb 2024
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Identification history

Cosmaresta (genus) 8 Jan 2025 donhe
Cosmaresta (genus) 7 Jan 2025 ibaird
Thapsinotypa anthemodes 10 Dec 2024 donhe
Unidentified 9 Dec 2024 MichaelBedingfield

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Conder, ACT

2 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

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Additional information

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

Species information

  • Cosmaresta (genus) Scientific name
  • Wingia Group Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 625.4m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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