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Synemon selene

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Synemon selene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Castniidae
Genus: Synemon
Species:
S. selene
Binomial name
Synemon selene
Klug, 1850[1]
Synonyms
  • Synemon adelaida Swinhoe, 1892

Synemon selene, the pale sun-moth, is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Australia, including Victoria and South Australia.[2]

The wingspan is about 35 mm for males and 47 mm for females.[3]

Adults have been recorded from early February to early March.

The larvae probably feed on the roots of Austrodanthonia setacea.

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