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Species of moth

Aenetus ligniveren
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Aenetus
Species: A. ligniveren
Binomial name
Aenetus ligniveren
(Lewin, 1805)
Synonyms
  • Hepialus ligniveren Lewin, J.W. 1805
  • Phloiopsyche venusta Scott, A.W. 1864

Aenetus ligniveren, the common splendid ghost moth, is a moth in the family Hepialidae. It is found from southern Queensland to Tasmania.

The wingspan is 50 mm for males and 70 mm for females. Adults emerge in early summer.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Acacia, Acmena, Callistemon, Dodonaea, Eucalyptus, Lantana, Leptospermum, Lophostemon, Malus, Melaleuca, Olearia, Pomaderris, Prostanthera and Rubus species.

References

  1. Australian Faunal Directory
  2. "Australian Insects". Archived from the original on 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2011-12-01.

See also

Aenetus eximia

Taxon identifiers
Aenetus ligniveren


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