Sun moths (Castniidae)

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KimberiRP wrote:

14 Jun 2025

Sun moth, genus Synemon in family Castniidae.

Synemon sophia

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

Synemon leocospila

WendyEM wrote:

3 May 2025

Clubbed antennae, coloured hindwings - Castniinae

Synemon leocospila

ibaird wrote:

30 Apr 2025

I'm not sure donhe's original suggesttion of S. catocaloides can be easily ruled out as the suggested ID for this moth species (see donhe's comment above). Based on the first photo image the forewing markings are a good match for S. catocaloides. See here:-
https://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=369563
Similarly. the hindwing pattern is also similar to S. catocaloides. however the hindwing spots appear yellow here rather than red.
I do not think this moth matches S. magnifica for the forewing or hindwing pattern based on the BOLD4 evidence, see here
https://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=369559
Further, the BOLD4 records of S. catocaloides originate from a similar region oF WA as does this specimen, Kalbarri NP in Mid West WA. See also
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/917d3c19-e6f5-4ddd-aac0-76509835f2bd

Synemon magnifica

Csteele4 wrote:

13 Jan 2025

@ibaird Thank you! I got a new macro lens for my camera, makes capturing insects much easier.

Synemon magnifica

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