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.




- 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
- Synemon spp, Photographs © Jean and Fred Hort
- Synemon directa Westwood, 1877, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Synemon directa
- “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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