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Aenetus lewinii

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Species of moth

Aenetus lewinii
Female Aenetus lewinii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Aenetus
Species: A. lewinii
Binomial name
Aenetus lewinii
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Charagia lewinii Walker, 1856
  • Charagia lamberti Walker, 1856

Aenetus lewinii is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from New South Wales and Queensland.

The larvae feed on various trees, including Casuarina and Leptospermum species. They bore in the stems of saplings.

References

  1. Australian Faunal Directory
Taxon identifiers
Aenetus lewinii


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