Aenetus dulcis
| Aenetus dulcis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Aenetus |
| Species: | A. dulcis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aenetus dulcis (Swinhoe, 1892) | |
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Aenetus dulcis is a moth of the Hepialidae family. It is known from Western Australia.
The wingspan is about 110 mm. Adult males are pale green. Females have green forewings with two white stripes. The hindwings are orange.[1]
The larvae feed on Agonis flexuosa.[2] They bore in the stem of their host plant.
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