Aenetus scotti
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hepialidae |
Genus: | Aenetus |
Species: | A. scotti
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Binomial name | |
Aenetus scotti (Scott, 1869)
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Aenetus scotti is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from New South Wales and Queensland.[1]
The larvae feed on a wide range of trees and saplings, including Dendrocnide excelsa, Milletia megasperma, Diploglottis australis, Daphnandra micrantha, Melicope micrococca, Eucalyptus species and Lantana camara. They bore in the stem of their host plant.
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