Aenetus ligniveren

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| genus = Aenetus

| species = ligniveren

| authority = (Lewin, 1805)[http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Aenetus_ligniveren Australian Faunal Directory]

| synonyms =

• Hepialus ligniveren Lewin, J.W. 1805
• Phloiopsyche venusta Scott, A.W. 1864

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Aenetus ligniveren, the common splendid ghost moth, is a moth in the family Hepialidae. It is found from southern Queensland to Tasmania.{{Cite web |url=http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/hepi/ligniv.html |title=Australian Insects |access-date=2011-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412165433/http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/hepi/ligniv.html |archive-date=2011-04-12 |url-status=dead }}

The wingspan is 50 mm for males and 70 mm for females. Adults emerge in early summer.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Acacia, Acmena, Callistemon, Dodonaea, Eucalyptus, Lantana, Leptospermum, Lophostemon, Malus, Melaleuca, Olearia, Pomaderris, Prostanthera and Rubus species.