Coscinoptycha improbana, the Australian guava moth, is a moth of the family Carposinidae[2] and only member of the genus Coscinoptycha. 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 in New Caledonia and has been recorded from New Zealand since 1997.[3] The presence of this species has also been detected in New Caledonia in 2012.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Carposinidae |
| Genus: | Coscinoptycha Meyrick, 1881 |
| Species: | C. improbana
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Adults are on wing year-round.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Psidium species (including Psidium guajava), Feijoa sellowiana, Macadamia integrifolia, Eriobotyra japonica, Prunus domestica, Prunus persicae, Pyrus pyrifolia, Citrus species (including Citrus unshiu and Citrus limon), Cassine australis and Schizomeria ovata.
References
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- ^ Australian Faunal Directory
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1881). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 6 (3): 629–706. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.23766 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Carey Knox (2024). Butterflies & Moths of Aotearoa New Zealand. John Beaufoy Publishing. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-913679-66-8. Wikidata Q130640046.
- ^ Mille C., Munzinger Jérôme, Jourdan Hervé. First record of the Australian guava moth Coscinoptycha improbana Meyrick (Lepidoptera : Carposinidae) in New Caledonia : implication for quarantine and biosecurity surveys in insular territories. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 2012, 15 (2), p. 283-285. ISSN 1226-8615