Aenetus scotti

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Aenetus scotti
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Aenetus
Species:
A. scotti
Binomial name
Aenetus scotti
(Scott, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Charagia scotti Scott, 1869
  • Hepialus daphnandrae Lucas, 1891

Aenetus scotti is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from New South Wales and Queensland.[1]

The larvae feed on a wide range of trees and saplings, including Dendrocnide excelsa, , Diploglottis australis, Daphnandra micrantha, Melicope micrococca, Eucalyptus species and Lantana camara. They bore in the stem of their host plant.

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