Aenetus tegulatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hepialidae |
Genus: | Aenetus |
Species: | A. tegulatus |
Binomial name | |
Aenetus tegulatus (Pagenstecher, 1888) | |
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Aenetus tegulatus is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from south-eastern Papua New Guinea, the Northern Territory and Queensland.
Young larvae feed on dead leaves. Older larvae bore in the stems of saplings of various plants, including Allocasuarina littoralis and Glochidion disparides.
References
- Australian Faunal Directory
- "Australian Insects". Archived from the original on 2011-03-05. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Aenetus tegulatus |
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