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Pūriri moth
Aenetus virescens
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. It is also called the ghost moth or pepetuna.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 409639.