Aenetus moorei, Tasmanian Splendid Ghost Moth

Tasmanian Splendid Ghost Moth, Aenetus moorei – a recently described Tasmanian endemic. Previously similar moths from Tasmania were placed under A. ligniveren, now considered a mainland species.

Female
Mid December 2020
Nicholls Rivulet
Image by Elaine McDonald, used with permission.
Tasmanian Splendid Ghost Moth, Aenetus moorei

Female
Early January 2013
Rocky Cape National Park, Sisters Beach
Tasmanian Splendid Ghost Moth, Aenetus moorei