Synemon plana
1 Golden Sun Moth at Lake George, NSW
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| Synemon plana | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Dec 2018 | |
| Synemon plana | MPennay | 1 Dec 2018 |
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User's notes
Im pretty sure these are golden sun moths but ID confirmation would be appreciated
3 comments
2 Dec 2018
Yes, it is Michael, first time Ive looked for them. Was a great sunny day yesterday and found quite a few in various north /west facing grassland areas of Brooks Ck. Its about 11km south east (as the moth flies) from the nearest known population (Mcleods creek NR). Looking at the records online it seems to be the eastern most location theyve been found, and also the first records for the Lake George escarpment/ area. Its also quite high elevation c. 730m
2 Dec 2018
There are some fantastic open grassy woodlands in the Crown land along the top of the escarpment just east of this location (can see in the sat image) itd be worth surveying there as its really close.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.350239-35.094633
- Places Lake George, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 1 Dec 2018 04:31 PM Recorded on
- MPennay Recorded by
- Grasses, mixed wallaby grass, themeda, kerosene grass Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
Collections
- Significant MPennay 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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