Synemon (genus)

A Sun Moth (Castniidae at Curtin, ACT

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Identification history

Synemon plana	27 Jan 2024	Kallies
Synemon (genus)	21 Dec 2022	MichaelMulvaney
Synemon (genus)	20 Dec 2022	ibaird
Synemon plana	20 Dec 2022	RAllen

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3 comments

ibaird wrote:

20 Dec 2022

i cannot identify to species from this photo.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

21 Dec 2022

Most likely Synemon plana as they are abundent in this area and we have only three records for Synenom collects for the whole CNM area region

RAllen wrote:

21 Dec 2022

Apologies for quality of photos. I was pretty exhausted after 3 hrs pushing through thick grass over my head at times. Day 4 covid didn’t help.
As much as I would like it wasn’t synemon collecta. These two did not appear any different to previous nine s. Plana seen on the day.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.084776 -35.315251
Places Curtin, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
20 Dec 2022 12:54 PM Recorded on
RAllen Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Sun moths (Castniidae) RAllen Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Synemon (genus) Scientific name
A Sun Moth (Castniidae Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania