CARPOSINIDAE: Fruitworm Moths ³

Coscinoptycha improbana (Meyrick, 1938). Adventive. Widespread & Common.

Notes ⁴

It is native to Australia, where it is found from Eungella in Queensland down through New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. It also occurs on Norfolk Island and has been recorded from New Zealand since 1997. The presence of this species has also been detected in New Caledonia in 2012.

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• iNaturalist NZ taxon page
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