Aenetus eximia
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hepialidae |
Genus: | Aenetus |
Species: | A. eximia
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Binomial name | |
Aenetus eximia (Scott, 1869)
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Aenetus eximia is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from southern Queensland, Australia, to Tasmania.
The wingspan is about 70 mm. Adult males are blue-green. Females are green with two spots on each forewing. The hindwings are orange with green borders.[1]
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Syzygium smithii, Eucalyptus grandis, Waterhousea floribunda, Tristaniopsis, , Daphnandra micrantha, Glochidion ferdinandi, Nothofagus moorei, Prostanthera lasianthos, Dodonaea viscosa, Diploglottis australis, Pomaderris aspera, Dendrocnide excelsa, Lantana camara and Olearia argophylla.[2] They live in tunnels and dig down into the trunk and root of their host plant. Pupation takes place inside the tunnel.
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Categories:
- Moths described in 1869
- Hepialidae
- Hepialidae stubs