Synemon gratiosa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Castniidae |
Genus: | Synemon |
Species: | S. gratiosa |
Binomial name | |
Synemon gratiosa | |
Synemon gratiosa, the graceful sun-moth, is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Western Australia, [2] from Namburg National Park in the north to Mandurah in the south.
The wingspan is 25–35 mm. The upper surface of the forewings is dark grey-black with obscure light grey markings, while the upper surface of the hindwings and the undersides of both wings are bright orange with some darker grey-black bands. [3]
Adults are on wing in autumn. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Lomandra maritima and Lomandra hermaphrodita . They tunnel within the roots or rhizomes of the host plant. They are white and hairless.
Synemon plana, commonly known as the golden sun moth, is a diurnal moth native to Australia and throughout its range, it is currently classified as vulnerable under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
Zizina labradus, the common grass blue, grass blue, or clover blue, is a small Australian butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.
Fissipunctia ypsillon, the dingy shears, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm.
Synemon is a genus of moths within the family Castniidae. It was described by Edward Doubleday in 1846. The genus contains 24 described and 20 undescribed species.
Synemon sophia is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Australia, including Western Australia, Victoria and South Australia.
Synemon theresa, the cryptic sun moth, is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Australia, including South Australia and Victoria.
Synemon discalis, the small orange-spotted sun-moth, is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Australia, including South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria.
Synemon jcaria, the reddish-orange sun-moth, is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Australia, including Victoria.
Synemon nais, the orange sun-moth, is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Australia, including Victoria, South Australia and south-eastern Western Australia.
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. The population in Victoria might represent an undescribed allied species.
Synemon parthenoides, the orange-spotted sunmoth or link moth, is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Australia, including Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia.
Synemon selene, the pale sun-moth, is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Australia, including Victoria and South Australia.
Synemon catocaloides is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Australia, including northern Western Australia.
Synemon laeta is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found along the east coast of Queensland, Australia.
Synemon magnifica, the magnificent sun-moth, is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Australia, including New South Wales.
Synemon notha is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Australia, including Western Australia.
Synemon nupta is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Australia, including Western Australia.
Helcystogramma convolvuli, the sweet potato moth, sweetpotato webworm moth, sweetpotato leaf roller or black leaf folder, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is mainly found in Asia and Africa, but there are also records from Oceania, the Middle East, the Caribbean and Florida in the United States. The species is also found on the Canary Islands and Madeira.
Termessa gratiosa is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
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