SA Sun-moths Kangaroo Island Sun-moth Gallery
Photography by Andy Young
Newly emerged female on larval host Lepidosperma viscidum
The empty pupal shell (exuvium) protruding from the ground is visible in the lower right hand corner.
Newly emerged female in a tent-like resting position on a shrub
Newly emerged male resting in open-wings position on the ground
Photography by R. Grund
Habitat for Synemon 'Ignita' on Kangaroo Island
Lepidosperma viscidum (Sticky sword-sedge) (Cyperaceae)
Photography by L. Hunt and Andy Young
Spindle shaped egg slightly dehydrated, showing four longitudinal ridges, confirming the Synemon 'Ignita' relationship with Synemon magnifica