Aenetus eximia

Photo of mating pair by Helen Dorrigo

Aenetus eximia Forest Splendid Ghost Moth

This moth occurs on Queensland, New South Wales, ACT and Victoria. We see it at Tallowwood Ridge from late September to December.

Larval foodplant

The larvae dig tunnels into the trunk and roots of their foodplants. The entrance is usually within a metre of the ground. Their foodplants that we have growing here are Sassafras Doryphora sassafras and Cheese Tree Glochidion ferdinandi.