Aenetus mirabilis
Aenetus mirabilis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hepialidae |
Genus: | Aenetus |
Species: | A. mirabilis
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Binomial name | |
Aenetus mirabilis Rothschild, 1894
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Synonyms | |
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Aenetus mirabilis is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Queensland.[1]
The wingspan is about 100 mm. Adult males have blue-green forewings and white hindwings. They have a set of brown hairs at the base of the wings that emit a pheromone. Females have brownish-green forewings and yellow hindwings.[2]
The larvae feed on Alphitonia species. They bore in the stems of trees and saplings.
References[]
- ^ Australian Faunal Directory
- ^ "Australian Insects". Archived from the original on 2011-03-05. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
Categories:
- Moths described in 1894
- Hepialidae
- Hepialidae stubs