Golden Sun Moth at Ainslie, ACT
Identification history
| Synemon plana | 24 Dec 2018 | ibaird | ||
| Synemon plana | 24 Dec 2018 | Venusaur |
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User's notes
It looked a bit like golden sun moths I've seen before but I can't confirm it. It was on the pavement and seemed reluctant to fly doing so in very small bursts (e.g. I saw it fly twice but each time it only moved a few cm)
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.148787-35.261962
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 23 Dec 2018 11:56 AM Recorded on
- Venusaur Recorded by
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Collections
Venusaur Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT threatened species Synemon plana Sun moths (Castniidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Unknown 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
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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