the ones I read about in Australia,
seem to be bigger than most, and this moth is no exception, photographs from PamTaylor/Facebook page, Pam posted
the first photos of the frighteningly large insect on the Amateur
Entomology Australia group, on February 23, the photographs showed a huge
grey moth clinging to a tree branch. To show just how large the moth really
was Pam also photographed it next to her open palm. Obviously, the photos got
a lot of attention from the other amateur entomologists, many of whom
recognized the insect as a specimen of the Giant Wood Moth, (Endoxyla Cinereus),
the name is
pretty self-explanatory, apparently, this is the heaviest moth species in the
world, with some specimens weighing up to 30 grams, and can have a wingspan of
up to 25 centimetres, “Holy cow that’s spectacular!” one member of the Amateur Entomology Australia Facebook Group commented,
Pam later updated her post, adding new photos that now showed two of
these giant moths, apparently, despite a rough, stormy night, the
gigantic moth managed to find a mating partner. Interestingly, the larger
specimen is the female, they are also known as “storm moths”
or “rain moths”, apparently, they have no mouth and only live for a short time
after hatching, so to increase the chances of finding a mate they rely on
weather to coordinate, as I mentioned the creepy crawlies grow big in Australia.
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