Synemon plana
Golden Sun Moth at Yarralumla, ACT
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| Synemon plana | MichaelMulvaney | 3 Dec 2018 |
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Significant sighting
User's notes
David Moore of unwell alerted me to these golden sun moth pupae - which appeared to be at least 5 m from any of the known food grasses. Species within 1m of pupa included Eulusine tristachya, Bromus catharticus, Hirschfeldia incana, Avena sp, Vulpia sp, Cynodon dactylon and Hypochaeris radicata
1 comment
3 Dec 2018
The literature says the larvae feed underground on the roots of host grass spp. so determining host specificity may be challenging I suspect.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.072220-35.307215
- Places Yarralumla, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 16 Nov 2018 08:44 AM Recorded on
- MichaelMulvaney Recorded by
- Eleusine tristachya, Bromus catharticus, cydonon dactylodon Associated plant
Collections
- Significant MichaelMulvaney 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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