For the character in Greek mythology, see Aenetus (mythology).
Aenetus
Puriri moth (Aenetus virescens)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hepialidae
Genus:
Aenetus Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Species
See text.
Synonyms
Charagia Walker, 1856
Phloiopsyche Scott, 1864
Oenetus Kirby, 1892
Choragia Pagenstecher, 1909
Oenetes Oke, 1953
Aenetus is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 24 described species found in Indonesia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Australia and New Zealand. Most species have green or blue forewings and reddish hindwings, but some are predominantly brown or white. The larvae feed in the trunks of living trees, burrowing horizontally into the trunk, then vertically down.
Aenetus ligniveren, the common splendid ghost moth, is a moth in the family Hepialidae. It is found from southern Queensland to Tasmania. The wingspan...
Aenetus marginatus is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from New Guinea. The Ghost Moths (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) of Papua Indonesia v t e...
Aenetus tegulatus is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from south-eastern Papua New Guinea, the Northern Territory and Queensland. Young larvae...
Aenetus dulcis is a moth of the family Hepialidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1892. It is known from Western Australia. The wingspan is about...
Aenetus toxopeusi is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from New Guinea. The Ghost Moths (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) of Papua Indonesia v t e...
Aenetus hampsoni is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from New Guinea. The Ghost Moths (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) of Papua Indonesia v t e...
hepialid moths of the genera Aenetus (including A. splendens) and Endoclita (including E. damor and E. malabaricus). Aenetus species burrow horizontally...
Aenetus lewinii is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from New South Wales and Queensland. The larvae feed on various trees, including Casuarina...
Ainētos (Ancient Greek: Αἴνητος) was an ancient Greek Olympic champion hailing from the city of Amyklai in Laconia. He lived during an unknown pre-Christian...
feed on lantana species include the common splendid ghost moth (Aenetus ligniveren), Aenetus scotti, Endoclita malabaricus, Hypercompe orsa and the setaceous...
Aenetus blackburnii (Blackburn's ghost moth) is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Australia, where it is widely distributed. Adults have...
Aenetus ombraloma is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Tasmania. The wingspan is about 60 mm. The larvae feed on Eucalyptus obliqua, Eucalyptus...
Aenetus ramsayi, the swift ghost moth, is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Queensland and New South Wales. The wingspan is 100 mm for...
Aenetus scripta is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to south-western Australia. The wingspan is about 80 mm. The hindwings are...
Aenetus splendens is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from New South Wales and Queensland. The larvae bore in the stems of saplings of various...
Aenetus eximia is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from southern Queensland, Australia, to Tasmania. The larvae feed on a wide range of plants...
Aenetus cohici is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. Description of the male of the endemic New Caledonian species Aenetus...
Metamya aenetus is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Schaus in 1896. It is found in Paraná, Brazil. Savela, Markku (October 23, 2015)...
Aenetus astathes is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Australia. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Casuarina species. Adults have...
Aenetus mirabilis is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Queensland. The larvae feed on Alphitonia species. They bore in the stems of trees...
Aenetus arfaki is a moth of the family Hepialidae described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1910. It is known from the Arfak Mountains in New Guinea...
Aenetus montanus is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales. The larvae feed on Eucalyptus...
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