Aenetus ramsayi

Aenetus ramsayi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ "Australian Insects". Archived from the original on 2011-03-05. Retrieved 2012-02-10.


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