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KimberiRP wrote:
Yesterday
Sun moth, genus Synemon in family Castniidae.

Unverified Butterfly (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera)
KimberiRP wrote:
Yesterday
Genus Calomela, in Chrysomelidae-Chrysomelinae.

Calomela (genus)
KimberiRP wrote:
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Chafer beetle, Scarabaeidae-Melolonthinae

Melolonthinae (subfamily)
ibaird wrote:
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

Synemon leocospila
WendyEM wrote:
3 May 2025
Clubbed antennae, coloured hindwings - Castniinae

Synemon leocospila
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