Aenetus scotti

Aenetus scotti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Aenetus
Species: A. scotti
Binomial name
Aenetus scotti
(Scott, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Charagia scotti Scott, 1869
  • Hepialus daphnandrae Lucas, 1891

Aenetus scotti is a moth of the Hepialidae family. It is known from New South Wales and Queensland.[1]

The larvae feed on a wide range of trees and saplings, including Dendrocnide excelsa, Milletia megasperma, Diploglottis australis, Daphnandra micrantha, Melicope micrococca, Eucalyptus species and Lantana camara. They bore in the stem of their host plant.

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