About Aenetus eximia (Scott, 1869)
Aenetus eximia (Scott, 1869) is a moth species that belongs to the Hepialidae family. This moth is found in the range from southern Queensland, Australia, down to Tasmania. The larvae of this species feed on a wide variety of host plants, which include Syzygium smithii, Eucalyptus grandis, Waterhousea floribunda, Tristaniopsis, Doryphora sassafrass, Daphnandra micrantha, Glochidion ferdinandi, Nothofagus moorei, Prostanthera lasianthos, Dodonaea viscosa, Diploglottis australis, Pomaderris aspera, Dendrocnide excelsa, Lantana camara, and Olearia argophylla. Aenetus eximia larvae live in tunnels, which they dig into the trunk and root of their host plant. Pupation for this species occurs inside these tunnels.
