''Aenetus tegulatus'' is a
moth of the family
Hepialidae. It is known from south-eastern
Papua New Guinea, the
Northern Territory and
Queensland.
Young larvae feed on dead leaves. Older larvae bore in the stems of saplings of various plants, including ''
Allocasuarina littoralis
''Allocasuarina littoralis'', commonly known as black sheoak, black she-oak, or river black-oak, is an endemic medium-sized Australian tree (usually up to 8 metres, but sometimes to 15 metres - coarse shrub in exposed maritime areas). A. littoral ...
'' and ''
Glochidion disparides''.
References
Moths described in 1888
Hepialidae
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