Synemon plana

1 Golden Sun Moth at Griffith, ACT

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Identification history

	Synemon plana	13 Nov 2018	MichaelMulvaney
	Synemon plana	13 Nov 2018	patrickharvey

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Significant sighting

MichaelMulvaney noted:

13 Nov 2018

This is a new location for this endangered moth

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YellowButton wrote:

19 Nov 2018

I saw some unusual black moths (lots of them) on the roundabout near Sturt, Canberra Ave and Wentworth Ave. I was driving and not a good spot to stop. I hope these are not the sun moths as there was lots of traffic. Will try and go back and check.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.145417 -35.321989
Altitude 581.9m
Places Griffith, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
11 Nov 2018 12:00 PM Recorded on
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Significant patrickharvey 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
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