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Aenetus

Genus of moths From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Aenetus
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Aenetus is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 24 described species found in Indonesia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Australia and New Zealand. Most species have green or blue forewings and reddish hindwings, but some are predominantly brown or white. The larvae feed in the trunks of living trees, burrowing horizontally into the trunk, then vertically down.

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Species

Recorded food plants: Callicoma, Casuarina, Eugenia, Trema
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