Synemon parthenoides Felder, 1874 is a animal in the Castniidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Synemon parthenoides Felder, 1874

Synemon parthenoides Felder, 1874

Synemon parthenoides, the orange-spotted sunmoth, is a Castniidae moth found in Australia that feeds on Lepidosperma carphoides as larvae.

Family
Genus
Synemon
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Synemon parthenoides Felder, 1874

Synemon parthenoides, commonly known as the orange-spotted sunmoth or link moth, is a species of moth belonging to the Castniidae family. It is distributed in Australia, where it has been recorded in Victoria, Western Australia, and South Australia. Males of this species have a wingspan of approximately 35 mm, while females have a wingspan of around 44 mm. The larvae of Synemon parthenoides feed on the tussocks of Lepidosperma carphoides, and the larvae themselves are pale pink in color.

Photo: (c) Reiner Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Reiner Richter · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Castniidae Synemon

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