Aenetus virescens(Doubleday, 1843)

TL: New Zealand, Waitemata AK

MU

78-100 mm

FU

90-150 mm

Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    EnglishGhost Moth
    EnglishPepetuna
    EnglishPuriri Moth
    中文牡荆蝙蝠蛾
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    LamiaceaeVitex lucens
    RousseaceaeCarpodetus serratusPutaputaweta
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Hepialus virescensDoubleday, 1843
    Charagia rubroviridansWalker, 1856
    Charagia fischeriFelder, 1874
    Charagia hectoriButler, 1877

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Extinct
Extinct in the wild
Critically endangered
Endangered
Vulnerable
Near Threatened
Least Concern
Lower Risk
Legally protected
CITES