Synemon leocospila

Yellow-spotted Sun Moth at Gibson, WA

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Identification history

Synemon leocospila	5 May 2025	WendyEM
Synemon leocospila	4 May 2025	ibaird
Synemon (genus)	3 May 2025	WendyEM
Unverified	31 Oct 2024	pamburgess

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4 comments

pamburgess wrote:

31 Oct 2024

Hind wing is orange

donhe wrote:

2 Nov 2024

Tortricidae ? but I know none with orange hindwings.

WendyEM wrote:

3 May 2025

Clubbed antennae, coloured hindwings - Castniinae

ibaird wrote:

4 May 2025

Looking closely at the black and white forewing pattern and taking into account the sighting location I suggest the species as Synemon leucospila.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143108716
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/c188e141-68f6-47ad-8327-c9fe56075c0a

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Location information

Coordinates 121.802642 -33.643017
Altitude 150.4m
Places Gibson, WA

Sighting information

1 Abundance
30 Oct 2024 10:54 AM Recorded on
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pamburgess NatureMapr Sun moths (Castniidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Synemon leocospila

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Synemon leocospila Scientific name
Yellow-spotted Sun Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
150.43m Recorded at altitude
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