Aenetus lewinii is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from New South Wales and Queensland.[1]

Aenetus lewinii
Female Aenetus lewinii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Aenetus
Species:
A. lewinii
Binomial name
Aenetus lewinii
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Charagia lewinii Walker, 1856
  • Charagia lamberti Walker, 1856

The larvae feed on various trees, including Casuarina and Leptospermum species. They bore in the stems of saplings.

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