Aenetus splendens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hepialidae |
Genus: | Aenetus |
Species: | A. splendens |
Binomial name | |
Aenetus splendens (Scott, 1864) | |
Synonyms | |
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Aenetus splendens is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from New South Wales and Queensland. [1]
The larvae bore in the stems of saplings of various plants, including Syzygium smithii , Callistemon , Eucalyptus , Callicoma serratifolia , Trema aspera , Casuarina , Dodonaea , Lantana camara , Pandorea pandorana and Rubus .