Synemon gratiosa
Species of moth
Synemon gratiosa | |
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Mounted specimen illustrated in the original description | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Castniidae |
Genus: | Synemon |
Species: | S. gratiosa |
Binomial name | |
Synemon gratiosa Westwood, 1877[1] |
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.[3]
Adults are on wing in autumn. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Lomandra maritima and Lomandra hermaphrodita.
References
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