Aenetus ramsayi
| Aenetus ramsayi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Aenetus |
| Species: | A. ramsayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Aenetus ramsayi (Scott, 1869) | |
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Aenetus ramsayi, the swift ghost moth, is a moth of the Hepialidae family. It is known from Queensland and New South Wales.[1]
The wingspan is 100 mm for females and 80 mm for males. Females have green forewings with white markings and pale orange hindwings. Males have blue-green forewings with white markings and blue-green hindwings. Adults are on wing from February to March.[2]
The larvae feed on various trees and saplings, including Diploglottis australis, Alectryon, Syzygium smithii and Eucalyptus grandis. They bore in the stem of their host plant.
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