Aenetus ombraloma is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Tasmania.[1]

Aenetus ombraloma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Aenetus
Species:
A. ombraloma
Binomial name
Aenetus ombraloma
(Lower, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Hepialus ombraloma Lower, 1902
  • Oenetes taggi Oke, 1953
  • Oenetus paradiseus Tindale, 1953

The wingspan is about 60 mm.

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus obliqua, Eucalyptus regnans and Eucalyptus johnstonii. They bore in the stem of their host plant. They cover the entrance to their tunnel with a web of silk. Pupation takes place inside the tunnel.

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