Aenetus ombraloma
| Aenetus ombraloma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Aenetus |
| Species: | A. ombraloma |
| Binomial name | |
| Aenetus ombraloma (Lower, 1902) | |
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Aenetus ombraloma is a moth of the Hepialidae family. It is known from Tasmania.[1]
The wingspan is about 60 mm. Females have green forewings and brown hindwings. Males have brown forewings and orange hind wings with a broad dark brown border.[2]
The larvae feed on Eucalyptus obliqua, Eucalyptus regnans and Eucalyptus johnstonii. They bore in the stem of their host plant. They cover the entrance to their tunnel with a web of silk. Pupation takes place inside the tunnel.
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