Common namexylorictid wood moth.
Giant wood moths fact sheet.
Giant wood moth and witchetty grubs fact sheet introduction australia is famous for its wood moths of the genus endoxyla in the family cossidae.
The caterpillars of wood moths feed on plant roots but the adults do not feed during their short life span.
Their fame is partly because their caterpillars are the true witchetty grubs of traditional aboriginal diet but mostly from the fact that the moths themselves are some of the largest in the world.
This large weight and size is because her abdomen can hold up to 20 000 minute yellow eggs.
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A leaflet on giant wood moths is available from the queensland museum.
Moths with this weight measure 5cm 2 in length.
The giant wood moth is the heaviest moth in the world with some females weighing up to 30 grams.
Giant wood moth and witchetty grubs fact sheet introduction australia is famous for its wood moths of the genus endoxyla in the family cossidae.
The majority of the 275 named australian species from more than 52 genera within this family are borers.
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The giant wood moth is the heaviest moth in the world with some females weighing up to 30 grams.
Their fame is partly because their caterpil lars are the true witchetty grubs of traditional aboriginal diet but mostly from the fact that the moths themselves are some of the largest in the world.
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