Aenetus tegulatus
Aenetus tegulatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hepialidae |
Genus: | Aenetus |
Species: | A. tegulatus
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Binomial name | |
Aenetus tegulatus (Pagenstecher, 1888)
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Aenetus tegulatus is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from south-eastern Papua New Guinea, the Northern Territory and Queensland.[1]
The wingspan is about 40 mm for females and males are smaller. Adult males have mottled fawn forewings and pale green hindwings. Females have bright green forewings and pink hindwings.[2]
Young larvae feed on dead leaves. Older larvae bore in the stems of saplings of various plants, including Allocasuarina littoralis and .
References[]
- ^ Australian Faunal Directory
- ^ "Australian Insects". Archived from the original on 2011-03-05. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
Categories:
- Moths described in 1888
- Hepialidae
- Hepialidae stubs