Saturday 17 May 2008

Giant Moth



Measuring 26cm wing tip-to-wing tip, this giant moth appeared on the veranda of a home north of Cairns. It is known as a Hercules moth.
The giant insects have a 10-day lifespan and are attracted to veranda lights, Australian Butterfly Sanctuary manager Anja Bakker says.
http://www.cairns.com.au/

6 comments:

CherryPie said...

And I thought this one that landed on me was big!

Poplar Hawk Moth

jams o donnell said...

Wow that is a monster moth!

Nunyaa said...

I'd be so excited if one landed on me, err, lets say, near me instead.

CherryPie said...

Did you click on the link to look? It's a picture of the actual one that landed on me! Thank goodness it didn't flutter around as much as moths usually do.

Nunyaa said...

Yes Cherie, it's still quite big though. Good photo too, I was checking out his feelers LOL.

CherryPie said...

They were feeling my tummy! I was quite restrained under the circumstances!