Aenetus dulcis

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Aenetus dulcis
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A. dulcis
Binomial name
Aenetus dulcis
(Swinhoe, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Charagia dulcis Swinhoe, 1892
  • Charagia celsissima Olliff, 1895
  • Charagia jordani Pfitzner, 1909

Aenetus dulcis is a moth of the Hepialidae family. It is known from Western Australia.

The wingspan is about 110 mm. Adult males are pale green. Females have green forewings with two white stripes. The hindwings are orange.[1]

The larvae feed on Agonis flexuosa.[2] They bore in the stem of their host plant.

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