Synemon plana
2 Golden Sun Moth at Lyneham, ACT
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| Synemon plana | MichaelMulvaney | 27 Nov 2025 | |
| Synemon plana | RobSpeirs | 27 Nov 2025 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
27 Nov 2025
new recorded location for this threatened moth, though it is known nearby with a 2018 record from Lyneham Wetland
User's notes
Male Golden Sun Moth on the footpath in front of Lyneham Primary School.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.125722-35.250872
- Altitude 583.0m
- Maps Sullivans Creek, Lyneham South
- Places Lyneham, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Nov 2025 03:31 PM Recorded on
- RobSpeirs Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- RobSpeirs NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Synemon plana Significant Queanbeyan-Palerang Animals To Watch! NSW Government Priority Species ACT threatened species 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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