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Synemon gratiosa

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Synemon gratiosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Castniidae
Genus: Synemon
Species:
S. gratiosa
Binomial name
Synemon gratiosa

Synemon gratiosa, the graceful sun-moth, is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Western Australia,[2] from Namburg National Park in the north to Mandurah in the south.

The wingspan is 25–35 mm.[3]

Adults are on wing in autumn. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Lomandra maritima and Lomandra hermaphrodita.

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