Synemon sppSynemon directa

Synemon directa, in the family Castniidae, and commonly known as the White-banded Sun Moth, with current observations showing them in south-western region of Western Australia.

Synemon directa (Sun Moth) feeding on Hakea ruscifolia, Mt Cooke WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Synemon directa (Sun Moth) feeding on Hakea ruscifolia, Mt Cooke WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Synemon directa (Sun Moth) feeding on Hakea ruscifolia, Mt Cooke WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Synemon directa (Sun Moth) feeding on Hakea ruscifolia, Mt Cooke WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Synemon directa (Sun Moth) feeding on Hakea ruscifolia, Mt Cooke WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Synemon directa (Sun Moth) feeding on Hakea ruscifolia, Mt Cooke WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Synemon directa (Sun Moth), Mt Cooke WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Synemon directa (Sun Moth) feeding on Hakea ruscifolia, Mt Cooke WA © Jean and Fred Hort

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Lepidoptera
  • Unranked: Ditrysia
  • Superfamily: Castnioidea
  • Family: Castniidae
  • Genus: Synemon
  • Species: Synemon directa

Footnote & References

  1. Synemon spp, Photographs © Jean and Fred Hort
  2. Synemon directa Westwood, 1877, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/ca23bd2f-6e05-46bc-9cf2-cc440b6c7532
  3. “Synemon at funet.fi”, Lepidoptera and some other life forms, Nic.funet.fi. 2005-09-24, https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/sesioidea/castniidae/castniinae/synemon/index.html

Synemon sppSynemon directa

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