Aenetus ligniveren

Aenetus ligniveren, the common splendid ghost moth, is a moth in the family Hepialidae. It is found from southern Queensland to Tasmania.^[2]

Aenetus ligniveren
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hepialidae
Genus:	Aenetus
Species:	A. ligniveren
Binomial name
Aenetus ligniveren (Lewin, 1805)[1]
Synonyms
Hepialus ligniveren Lewin, J.W. 1805 Phloiopsyche venusta Scott, A.W. 1864

The wingspan is 50 mm for males and 70 mm for females. Adults emerge in early summer.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Acacia, Acmena, Callistemon, Dodonaea, Eucalyptus, Lantana, Leptospermum, Lophostemon, Malus, Melaleuca, Olearia, Pomaderris, Prostanthera and Rubus species.