Aenetus virescens

Aenetus virescens male

Aenetus virescens female

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Hepialoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Exoporia Superfamilia: Hepialoidea

Familia: Hepialidae
Genus: Aenetus
Species: Aenetus virescens

Name

Aenetus virescens (Doubleday, 1843)

Type locality: New Zealand, Waitemata AK.

Holotype: Unknown. Not in BMNH (?lost).

Synonyms

• Hepialus virescens Doubleday, 1843
• Hepialus rubro viridans White in Taylor, 1855 (Synonymised by Meyrick 1890: 211).
• Charagia rubroviridans Walker, 1856 (Synonymised by Kirby 1891: 891).)
• Charagia fischeri Felder, 1874 in Felder & Rogenhofer (Synonymised by Meyrick 1890: 211).
• Charagia hectori Butler, 1877 (Synonymised by Meyrick 1890: 211)
• Charagia virescens ab. albo-extremis Quai, 1903 (Synonymised by Hudson (1928: 357)

References

• Grehan, J.R. & Care, C. 2017. Color pattern variation in the puriri moth, Aenetus virescens (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae). Weta 51: 51–57. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Puriri moth

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