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Synemon jcaria a beautiful sunmoth which flies this time of the year. Synemon sunmoths are a day flying moth and can be seen between 10am and 3pm depending upon the temperature and if the sun is shining. When the clouds come over, they seem to disappear. They sit with their wings open to absorb the sunshine to give them energy.This one is a bit battle worn. The males choose a prominent place where the females would like to come and sun themselves. They then fight other males that enter their territory by spiraling up and crashing into each other. One then concedes defeat and flies away.
Synemon jcaria is also found in South Australia and Victoria. More information found on the
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SUN-MOTHS website Thanks Andy Williams (DEC) for the ID.Photo Jean
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Athis Inca, Castniidae
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BFREE, Bladen Nature Reserve, Southern Belize 8 August 2015.
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BFREE, Bladen Nature Reserve, Southern Belize 8 August 2015.
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BFREE, Bladen Nature Reserve, Southern Belize 8 August 2015.
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BFREE, Bladen Nature Reserve, Southern Belize 8 August 2015.
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BFREE, Bladen Nature Reserve, Southern Belize 8 August 2015.
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Very large moth. Is it an underwing of some kind? Just found an image of Butterfly Moth, Paysandisia archon online which looks pretty good for this one. Apparently an introduction from South America and now busy eating lots of palm trees.
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Date stamp -16 hrs In hotel grounds.
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Date stamp -16 hrs In hotel grounds.
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Date stamp -16 hrs In hotel grounds.
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Piste de Fourgassi, Montagne de Kaw, Roura, French Guyana, FRANCE
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Family: Castniidae: Synemon sp Most like Synemon nupta ID Ted Edwards CSIRO"Sun moths are an unusual group of day-flying moths that look and behave very much like butterflies.... Most sun-moths are similar in appearance with bright orange or red undersides. The upper-side of the hind wings is also orange or red, but when the wings are closed these are hidden by the dark brown or black fore-wings." Common Butterflies of the South-West - Bush Books series Andrew Williams, Robert Powell, Matthew Williams, Geoff Walker. Publisher Deptartment of Environment and Conservation 2009.They are so sensitive to the sunlight that if a cloud passes overhead, they will settle and stay until the sunlight returns or if they are disturbed. Adults will live only 4 to 10 days. The females mate and lay their eggs shortly after emerging from the pupae.The eggs are laid near the roots of native sedges - Lepidosperma and other species.
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Family:
CastniidaeSynemon directa A large showy species only seen in Dec/January. The larvae are said to feed on the roots of the big sword sedge (
Lepidosperma gladiatum) and the moth is usually seen in areas where this occurs (often creeklines, but also coastal areas)Butterfly feeding on
Hakea ruscifolia flowers.Base of rock off Old Bibbulmun track.
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Synemon heliopisThese medium sized moths were flying yesterday and looked black as they flew. They have an iridescent blue colour on the scales on the ends of the wings.
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Castniomera drucei, hembra, Atenas, Costa RicaMuchas gracias a Jos Joaquin Montero Ramirez por la confirmacion de mis Castniidae!
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Castniomera drucei, macho, Atenas, Costa RicaMuchas gracias a Jos Joaquin Montero Ramirez por la confirmacion de mis Castniidae!
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Castniomera drucei moth photographed February 14, 2011 at the Esquinas Rainforest Lodge, La Gamba, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.
