Biology:Aenetus ramsayi

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Short description: Species of moth

Aenetus ramsayi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Aenetus
Species:
A. ramsayi
Binomial name
Aenetus ramsayi
(Scott, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Charagia ramsayi Scott, 1869

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

The wingspan is 100 mm for females and 80 mm for males. Adults are on wing from February to March.[2]

The larvae feed on various trees and saplings, including Diploglottis australis, Alectryon, Syzygium smithii and Eucalyptus grandis. They bore in the stem of their host plant.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4687804 entry