Synemon plana

5 Golden Sun Moth at Griffith, ACT

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Identification history

	Synemon plana	6 Nov 2019	ibaird
	Synemon plana	6 Nov 2019	AlexKirk

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Significant sighting

MichaelMulvaney noted:

7 Nov 2019

New location of this endangered moth

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.

AlexKirk wrote:

7 Nov 2019

Ok, thanks. Will take a look.

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.

AlexKirk wrote:

8 Nov 2019

Libby spotted it! i took pics. Super exciting

ibaird wrote:

8 Nov 2019

Nice work Libby and Alex!

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.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

10 Nov 2019

Thanks Glen will enter into ACT Database

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 :-)

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