Synemon nais
| Synemon nais | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Castniidae |
| Genus: | Synemon |
| Species: | S. nais |
| Binomial name | |
| Synemon nais Klug, 1850[1] | |
Synemon nais, the orange sun-moth, is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Australia, including Victoria, South Australia[2] and south-eastern Western Australia.
The wingspan is about 27 mm for males and 30 mm for females. Adults have orange hindwings with a blackish-brown inner section that surrounds an orange spot. Near the outer edges, there is a row of small black spots that are surrounded by orange.[3]
Adults are on wing from mid-October to mid-November.
The larvae probably feed on Austrodanthonia setacea and Austrostipa species.
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