Aenetus tegulatus information

Aenetus tegulatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hepialidae
Genus:	Aenetus
Species:	A. tegulatus
Binomial name
	Aenetus tegulatus; (Pagenstecher, 1888)
Synonyms
	Hepialus tegulatus Pagenstecher, 1888; Hepialus rosatus Pagenstecher, 1888; Hepialus cyanochlora Lower, 1894; Hepialus thermistis Lower, 1894; Charagia walsinghami Olliff, 1895;

Aenetus tegulatus is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from south-eastern Papua New Guinea, the Northern Territory and Queensland.^[1]^[2]

Young larvae feed on dead leaves. Older larvae bore in the stems of saplings of various plants, including Allocasuarina littoralis and Glochidion disparides.

^ Australian Faunal Directory
^ "Australian Insects". Archived from the original on 2011-03-05. Retrieved 2012-02-12.

[1] Australian Faunal Directory

[2] "Australian Insects". Archived from the original on 2011-03-05. Retrieved 2012-02-12.