Synemon plana
Golden Sun Moth at Ainslie, ACT
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| Synemon plana | ibaird | 13 Nov 2019 | |
| Synemon plana | MatthewFrawley | 13 Nov 2019 | |
| Unverified | jb2602 | 13 Nov 2019 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
14 Nov 2019
Although known close by at Fisher Park and from the eastern side of Mt Ainslie - this is the first record from the western side of the reserve
User's notes
Looks like a moth with club antennae, is that possible?
1 comment
13 Nov 2019
Yes, some moths, including day-flying species (notably the Castniidae - the Sun Moths) have clubbed antennae. According to Zborowski and Edwards (2007). in 'A Guide to Australian Moths: 'If a moth or butterfly has clubbed antennae but no hook-and-bristle system (holding the fore and hindwings together in flight) , then it must be a butterfly. Everything else is a moth'. However there is one exception: (which proves the rule): ' the male Australian skipper butterfly. Euschemon rafflesia, which has clubbed antennae and a hook and bristle.'
Location information
- Coordinates 149.153695-35.261084
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Nov 2019 04:08 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Significant jb2602 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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Record quality
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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