Puriri moth
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A. virescens
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| Aenetus virescens (Doubleday, 1843)
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The puriri moth, Aenetus virescens, is a moth of the family Hepialidae, endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. It is New Zealand's largest moth, with a wingspan of up to 150 mm.[1][2]
The moth spends the first five to six years of its life as a grub in a tree trunk (including non-native species such as Eucalyptus), with the last 48 hours of its life as a moth. Footage has been taken of a puriri moth chrysalis hatching over a period of one hour and forty minutes.[3]
Gallery
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Aenetus virescens male dorsal.jpg
Male, dorsal view
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Aenetus virescens male ventral.jpg
Male, ventral view
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Aenetus virescens female ventral.jpg
Female, ventral view
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Aenetus virescens female dorsal.jpg
Female, dorsal view
References
- ↑ LandCare New Zealand
- ↑ Photos
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