Species Aenetus dulcis (Swinhoe, 1892)
- Charagia dulcis Swinhoe, C. 1892. Catalogue of eastern and Australian Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the Oxford University Museum. Part 1. Sphinges and Bombyces. Oxford : Claredon Press viii+324 pp., 8 pls. [288].
Type data:
Holotype OUM ♂, Swan River, WA. - Charagia celsissima Olliff, A.S. 1895. Australian Hepialidae. The Entomologist 28: 114-117 [116].
Type data:
Holotype AM ♀, incorrectly given as 'Port Darwin' NT. - Charagia jordani Pfitzner, R. 1909. Eine neue Hepialide aus West Australian. Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift Iris 22: 138-139 [138].
Type data:
Holotype SMF ♂, Mornington, WA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva in bores in stems. Larval foodplant: Agonis flexuosa (peppermint) (Myrtaceae).
General References
Common, I.F.B. 1990. Moths of Australia. Carlton : Melbourne University Press vi+535 pp., 32 pls. [148]
McCrum, E. 2003. The green banded ghost moth (Aenetus dulcis, Hepialidae. Western Australian Insect Study Society Newsletter Oct. 2003: 2-3 [2]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2017 | 17-Nov-2015 | MOVED | ||
| 26-Jun-2017 | HEPIALIDAE | 29-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | |
| 08-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED |