Aenetus splendens
Species of moth
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Aenetus splendens is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from New South Wales and Queensland.[1]
| Aenetus splendens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Aenetus |
| Species: | A. splendens |
| Binomial name | |
| Aenetus splendens (Scott, 1864) | |
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The larvae bore in the stems of saplings of various plants, including Syzygium smithii, Callistemon, Eucalyptus, Callicoma serratifolia, Trema aspera, Casuarina, Dodonaea, Lantana camara, Pandorea pandorana and Rubus.
