Species Synemon gratiosa Westwood, 1877
Graceful Sun-moth
- Synemon gratiosa Westwood, J.O. 1877. A monograph of the Lepidopterous genus Castnia and some allied groups. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 2nd Series Zoology 1: 155-207, pls 28-33 [198].
Type data:
Holotype OUM ♂, Australia (as 'Nova Hollandia').
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Larval foodplant: Lomandra hermaphrodita (Xanthorrhoeaceae).
General References
Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds) 1996. Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM. [351: Note #239] (Synemon gratiosa Westwood, 1877. Westwood used the multiple original spellings gratiosa and graciosa. As no subsequent author has cited both original spellings together, the choice of the first reviser [was] excercised)
Common Name References
Williams, A.A.E. & Williams, M.R. 2016. A new species of Synemon Doubleday (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) from Western Australia. Australian Entomologist 43(3): 119–134 [119] (Graceful Sun-moth)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Nov-2016 | Synemon Doubleday, 1846 | 03-Nov-2016 | MODIFIED | |
| 27-May-2016 | 29-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | ||
| 06-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED |