Aenetus dulcis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Aenetus |
| Species: | A. dulcis
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| Binomial name | |
| Aenetus dulcis (C. Swinhoe, 1892)
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Aenetus dulcis is a moth of the family Hepialidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1892. It is known from Western Australia.
The wingspan is about 110 mm. Adult males are pale green. Females have green forewings with two white stripes. The hindwings are orange.[1]
The larvae feed on Agonis flexuosa.[2] They bore in the stem of their host plant.
References[]
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (19 January 2020). "Aenetus dulcis (Swinhoe, 1892)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Australian Faunal Directory
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