Synemon collecta

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Synemon collecta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Castniidae
Genus: Synemon
Species:
S. collecta
Binomial name
Synemon collecta
C. Swinhoe, 1892 [1]
Synonyms
  • Synemon obscuripennisStrand, 1911
  • Synemon simplaStrand, 1911

Synemon collecta, the striated sun moth, is a moth in the family Castniidae. The species was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1892. It is found in Australia, including Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. [2] The population in Victoria might represent an undescribed allied species.

The wingspan is about 39 mm for males and 41 mm for females.

Adults are on wing from late December to mid-January.

The larvae feed on the roots of various grass species, including Austrodanthonia laevis and other Austrodanthonia species. [3] They spend most of their life underground.

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (24 September 2005). "Synemon collecta Swinhoe, 1892". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (24 August 2018). "Synemon collecta Swinhoe, 1892 Striated Sun Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  3. "Five threatened Victorian Sunmoths (Synemon species)"