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Synemon plana

Golden Sun Moth at Griffith, ACT

Synemon plana at Griffith, ACT - 30 Dec 2010
Synemon plana at Griffith, ACT - 30 Dec 2010
Synemon plana at Griffith, ACT - 30 Dec 2010
Synemon plana at Griffith, ACT - 30 Dec 2010
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Synemon plana 22 Sep 2016 MichaelMulvaney
Synemon plana 21 Sep 2016 Ratcliffe

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Significant sighting

MichaelMulvaney noted:

22 Sep 2016

This was the first record of this endangered grassland moth at Bass Gardens, An area isolated by urban development since the 1940s.

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Observed males flying about one metre above the uncut grassland looking for females. Photos taken mid morning, full sun 30 December 2010. 20-30 moths observed flying between 11.45 and 13.15 over about half of the Bass Gardens area.

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