Aenetus ramsayi

Aenetus ramsayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hepialidae
Genus:	Aenetus
Species:	A. ramsayi
Binomial name
	Aenetus ramsayi; (Scott, 1869)
Synonyms
	Charagia ramsayi Scott, 1869;

Aenetus ramsayi, the swift ghost moth, is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Queensland and New South Wales.^[1]

The wingspan is 100 mm for females and 80 mm for males. Females have green forewings with white markings and pale orange hindwings. Males have blue-green forewings with white markings and blue-green hindwings. Adults are on wing from February to March.^[2]

The larvae feed on various trees and saplings, including Diploglottis australis, Alectryon, Syzygium smithii and Eucalyptus grandis. They bore in the stem of their host plant.

References[]

^ Australian Faunal Directory
^ "Australian Insects". Archived from the original on 2011-03-05. Retrieved 2012-02-10.

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[1] Australian Faunal Directory

[2] "Australian Insects". Archived from the original on 2011-03-05. Retrieved 2012-02-10.

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