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Synemon parthenoides

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Species of moth

Synemon parthenoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Castniidae
Genus: Synemon
Species: S. parthenoides
Binomial name
Synemon parthenoides
R. Felder, 1874
Synonyms
  • Synemon partita Strand, 1911

Synemon parthenoides, the orange-spotted sunmoth or link moth, is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Australia, including Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia.

The wingspan is about 35 mm for males and 44 mm for females.

The larvae feed on the tussocks of Lepidosperma carphoides. They are pale pink.

References

  1. Synemon at funet
  2. Australian Insects
  3. The Sun-Moths (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) Of Victoria
Taxon identifiers
Synemon parthenoides


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