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Aenetus mirabilis

Synonyms: Oenetus mirabilis

Wikipedia Abstract

Aenetus mirabilis is a moth of the Hepialidae family. It is known from Queensland. The wingspan is about 100 mm. Adult males have blue-green forewings and white hindwings. They have a set of brown hairs at the base of the wings that emit a pheromone. Females have brownish-green forewings and yellow hindwings. The larvae feed on Alphitonia species. They bore in the stems of trees and saplings.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0