Australian Woman Photographs Moth Larger Than Her Hand
Pam Taylor posted the first photos of the frighteningly large insect on the
Amateur Entomology Australia group, on February 23. The pics showed a huge grey moth clinging to a tree branch. To show just how large the moth really was, the woman 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
Endoxyla Cinereus, or the Giant Wood Moth.
Photo: Pam Taylor/Facebook
The name is pretty self-explanatory, but I for one never knew moths got this big. 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 centimeters.