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 
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| 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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