Biology:Synemon notha

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Short description: Species of moth

Synemon notha
Synemon notha Westwood 1877.png
Mounted specimen illustrated in the original description
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Castniidae
Genus: Synemon
Species:
S. notha
Binomial name
Synemon notha
Westwood, 1877[1]

Synemon notha is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Australia , including Western Australia.[2]

The head, body and forewings are dark brown. The latter irrorated and smeared in parts with greyish white scales, leaving some dark more or less indistinct transverse bands, although more distinct in the females than in the males. There is also a central broad band, a short band from the costa, a patch on the costa close to the apex and two incomplete bands of short streaks. The hindwings are bright orange suffused with crimson. The bands are black. The underside of both wings is reddish orange and the bands are black.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2177180 entry