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12 unusual facts about Aenetus


Callistemon

In Australia, Callistemon species are sometimes used as food plants by the larvae of hepialid moths of the genus Aenetus including A. ligniveren.

Dendrocnide

Dendrocnide species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including Aenetus scotti.

Diploglottis

Diploglottis species are used as food plants by the hepialid moths Aenetus ramsayi and Aenetus scotti.

Dodonaea

Dodonaea species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Aenetus eximia and Aenetus ligniveren.

Glochidion

Glochidion species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Aenetus eximia and Endoclita damor.

Leptospermum

In Australia, Leptospermum species are sometimes used as food plants by the larvae of hepialid moths of the genus Aenetus, including A. lewinii and A. ligniveren.

Lophostemon

Lophostemon species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Aenetus ligniveren.

Olearia

Olearia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Aenetus ligniveren, which burrows into the trunk.

Pomaderris

Pomaderris species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Aenetus ligniveren.

Prostanthera

Prostanthera species are used as food plants by the larvae of hepialid moths of the genus Aenetus including A. eximia and A. ligniveren.

Tetradium

Tetradium species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Aenetus scotti and Endoclita damor.

Waterhousea

Waterhousea species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Aenetus eximia.


Puriri moth

The puriri moth, Aenetus virescens, is a moth of the family Hepialidae, endemic to the North Island of New Zealand.