5 Golden Sun Moth at Griffith, ACT
Identification history
| Synemon plana | 6 Nov 2019 | ibaird | ||
| Synemon plana | 6 Nov 2019 | AlexKirk |
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Significant sighting
10 comments
ibaird
wrote:
7 Nov 2019
This locality in La Perouse Park, Red Hill looks to be a new locality for the species.
AlexKirk
wrote:
7 Nov 2019
That's great! Only saw the one today (first time). Do they travel far ie could it have come from somewhere nearby?
ibaird
wrote:
7 Nov 2019
Yes there was a sighting nearby in Griffith (NE direction) - see distribution map of the species' sightings, but we have strong winds today. They can been blown about I expect.
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
7 Nov 2019
Ian the nearest sighting is more than 500m away with a lot of houses and trees in the way. Well done Alex the first endangered speciesrecorded in Griffith Woodland.
GlennCocking
wrote:
10 Nov 2019
I saw several flying in the central area between the north and south lanes of Canberra Avenue opposite Manuka Oval, and another on the footpath outside the entranceway to Manuka Pool, on 31 October.
AlexKirk
wrote:
11 Nov 2019
Just seen another golden sun moth in a different area of the woodland, much less windy today, so can be more confident Griffith Woodland is a sun moth habitat :-)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.134383-35.334969
- Altitude 628.7m
- Maps Griffith Woodland
- Places Griffith, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 11 Nov 2019 11:02 AM Recorded on
- AlexKirk Recorded by
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Collections
Significant AlexKirk Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT threatened species Synemon plana Sun moths (Castniidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- In open sunny area of leaf littler near recently planted small Cassinia longifolia Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Female Gender
Species information
- Synemon plana Scientific name
- Golden Sun Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Vulnerable *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 702m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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