Synemon leocospila

Yellow-spotted Sun Moth at Gibson, WA

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Synemon leocospila WendyEM 5 May 2025
Synemon leocospila ibaird 4 May 2025
Synemon (genus) WendyEM 3 May 2025
Unverified pamburgess 31 Oct 2024

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   31 Oct 2024
Hind wing is orange
   2 Nov 2024
Tortricidae ? but I know none with orange hindwings.
   3 May 2025
Clubbed antennae, coloured hindwings - Castniinae
   4 May 2025
Looking closely at the black and white forewing pattern and taking into account the sighting location I suggest the species as Synemon leucospila.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143108716
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/c188e141-68f6-47ad-8327-c9fe56075c0a

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 30 Oct 2024 10:54 AM Recorded on
  • pamburgess Recorded by
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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