Aenetus dulcis

Aenetus dulcis is a moth of the family Hepialidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1892. It is known from Western Australia.

Aenetus dulcis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Aenetus
Species:
A. dulcis
Binomial name
Aenetus dulcis
(C. Swinhoe, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Charagia dulcis C. Swinhoe, 1892
  • Charagia celsissima Olliff, 1895
  • Charagia jordani Pfitzner, 1909

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.

References
  1. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (19 January 2020). "Aenetus dulcis (Swinhoe, 1892)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. Australian Faunal Directory


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