30 January 2011

What bug is that? Monster moth!

| johnboy
Join the conversation
13
huge moth

joeyjojojuniorshabadoo discovered this behemoth trying to break into his house this morning.

Anyone know what it is?

Join the conversation

13
All Comments
  • All Comments
  • Website Comments
LatestOldest

PM said :

lisagrace said :

We found one yesterday morning at our place in Murrumbateman – it was bloody huge and we couldn’t work out what it was, the body looked very ‘spider like’ – now I know, thanks 🙂

You beat me to it 🙂

I knew we should have taken a photo – do’nt know what happened to it, guessing one of the dogs might have had something to do with it’s disappearance!

M0les said :

Suggest you put some sort-of scale in this kind of picture in the future (a body part for e.g.)

+1 You can say monster moth all you like, but a comparison to something would be good.

lisagrace said :

We found one yesterday morning at our place in Murrumbateman – it was bloody huge and we couldn’t work out what it was, the body looked very ‘spider like’ – now I know, thanks 🙂

You beat me to it 🙂

joeyjojojuniorshabadoo10:17 am 31 Jan 11

For those wondering- it’s wingspan was about 13cm, possibly a bit more.

We found one yesterday morning at our place in Murrumbateman – it was bloody huge and we couldn’t work out what it was, the body looked very ‘spider like’ – now I know, thanks 🙂

🙂 Great photo of an emperor gum moth.

Ahhh Mothera!

grunge_hippy8:38 pm 30 Jan 11

i dont know what it is, but man I love that nickname.

god bless the simpsons….

Don’t say I didn’t warn you if you see it fighting a giant dinosaur in downtown Canberra.

Suggest you put some sort-of scale in this kind of picture in the future (a body part for e.g.)

Surely it’s a new drone that escaped from Defence?

Sex wins this round. Congratulations.

I didn’t even realise this one was up before someone had beaten me to the right answer. 🙁
Bring us more bugs!

sexynotsmart1:29 pm 30 Jan 11

We call them ‘Emperor Moths’ but Atlas of Living Australia seems to call it an ‘Emperor Gum Moth’ http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:34a88bce-6898-48a9-9d2a-f72c90de2e78

Daily Digest

Want the best Canberra news delivered daily? Every day we package the most popular Riotact stories and send them straight to your inbox. Sign-up now for trusted local news that will never be behind a paywall.

By submitting your email address you are agreeing to Region Group's terms and conditions and privacy policy.