Synemon plana
Golden Sun Moth at O'Connor Ridge to Gungahlin Grasslands
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| Synemon plana | MichaelMulvaney | 30 Nov 2023 | |
| Synemon plana | MattM | 29 Nov 2023 |
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User's notes
Single male doing laps over native grassland dominated by Bothriochloa macra, but with a low to moderate component of Rytidosperma spp and Nassella neesiana. Would not stop for a photograph so I took a habitat photo. My apologies for not having a photo, however I am quite confident in my ID having completed surveys for the species.
2 comments
29 Nov 2023
I had a brief discussion with @MichaelMulvaney about this record noting that I was unable to photograph the subject.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.105702-35.224500
- Altitude 612.4m
- Maps O'Connor Ridge to Gungahlin Grasslands
- Places Kaleen, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 19 Nov 2023 11:27 AM Recorded on
- MattM Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- MattM 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
Quality score
5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species