Synemon plana
2 Golden Sun Moth at Canberra, ACT
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| Synemon plana | ibaird | 13 Feb 2018 | |
| Synemon plana | DPRees125 | 13 Feb 2018 |
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User's notes
An old record but one that should be put onto CNM - Sun moth living in the grass median strip of Parkes Way, Acton
2 comments
14 Feb 2018
Thanks DPRees a recent survey found a few hundred moths in the Parkes Way Median Strip and the nearby clover leafs
14 Feb 2018
Good, glad they are still there, even after road work machinery etc. etc had been parked on top of them
Location information
- Coordinates 149.125846-35.285740
- Maps City Renewal Authority Area
- Places Canberra, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 19 Nov 2009 11:59 AM Recorded on
- DPRees125 Recorded by
- Grass/weeds in median strip Associated plant
- Mixed Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
Collections
- DPRees125 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT threatened species! Synemon plana Sun moths (Castniidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Description
- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location