Aenetus montanus

Aenetus montanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Aenetus
Species: A. montanus
Binomial name
Aenetus montanus
(Tindale, 1953)
Synonyms
  • Oenetus montanus Tindale, 1953

Aenetus montanus is a moth of the Hepialidae family. It is known from the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales.[1]

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus pauciflora, subspecies pauciflora and niphophila. They bore in trees and saplings.

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