Aenetus virescens(Doubleday, 1843)
  1. Hepialidae
  2. Aenetus
    3.  virescens
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TL: New Zealand, Waitemata AK

MU

78-100 mm

FU

90-150 mm

    Regional distr. - legend
    Phenogram based on 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