Synemon plana

Golden Sun Moth at Ainslie, ACT

Synemon plana at Ainslie, ACT - 12 Nov 2019
Synemon plana at Ainslie, ACT - 12 Nov 2019
Synemon plana at Ainslie, ACT - 12 Nov 2019
Synemon plana at Ainslie, ACT - 12 Nov 2019
Synemon plana at Ainslie, ACT - 12 Nov 2019
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Synemon plana 13 Nov 2019 ibaird
Synemon plana 13 Nov 2019 MatthewFrawley
Unidentified 13 Nov 2019 jb2602

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Significant sighting

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?

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ibaird wrote:
   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.'

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