Synemon plana

Golden Sun Moth at Forde, ACT

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Identification history

	Synemon plana	16 Nov 2018	donhe
	Synemon plana	16 Nov 2018	JasonC

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5 comments

ibaird wrote:

17 Nov 2018

Thanks, for this. As a general comment, a closer. larger image of the moth would help with ID if possible however. There are similar looking species of this genus possible in the ACT, so it cannot always be presumed its S. plana.

donhe wrote:

17 Nov 2018

Seeing the hindwings would be diagnostic too.
But this forewing pattern looks unique among the 29 on the BOLD Synemon page
http://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/TaxBrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=86484

JasonC wrote:

20 Nov 2018

The flight pattern, prior to landing and photo taken - for the observer/reporter - is quite distinctive yes?

donhe wrote:

20 Nov 2018

I have never had the privilege of seeing a live one. What is the flight pattern?

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

20 Nov 2018

We have a short 5 minute video of these moths on our species page:
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/20336

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Location information

Coordinates 149.152922 -35.174458
Altitude 640.0m
Maps Mulligans Flat
Places Forde, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
16 Nov 2018 11:11 AM Recorded on
JasonC Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Sun moths (Castniidae) JasonC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Male 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
Machine learning
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