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A dedicated reserve for conservation of two species of Synemon (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) in Australia

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Introductory notes on the family Castniidae are followed by some general information on the Pale Sun-moth, Synemon selene (Klug 1850) and the Golden Sun-moth, Synemon plana (Walker 1854). An account is given of the discovery of an extant population of the Nhill Morph of S. selene. The remainder of this work documents steps that have been taken to establish a 4.5 ha reserve at Nhill in western Victoria, to meet the urgent conservation needs of this taxon and asympatrically occurring population of S. plana. Some management issues that concern these two grassland-dependent Synemon species at Nhill are also discussed.

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    Fabian Douglas

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Douglas, F. A dedicated reserve for conservation of two species of Synemon (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) in Australia. Journal of Insect Conservation 8, 221–228 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JICO.0000045820.07107.de

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