Aenetus lewinii is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from New South Wales and Queensland.[1]
Aenetus lewinii | |
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Female Aenetus lewinii | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hepialidae |
Genus: | Aenetus |
Species: | A. lewinii
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Binomial name | |
Aenetus lewinii (Walker, 1856)
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The larvae feed on various trees, including Casuarina and Leptospermum species. They bore in the stems of saplings.
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