Synemon laeta
Synemon laeta is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found along the east coast of Queensland, Australia.
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Adults have a brown pattern on their forewings and scarlet hindwings with a brown marginal and submarginal arc. Males show territorial behaviour, chasing other intruding males away.
The larvae feed on Lomandra longifolia.[2] They feed inside the culm of the food plant at ground level.
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