Endoxyla cinereus

Common card · No. 401118

Endoxyla cinereus, also commonly known as the giant wood moth, is a species of moth that belongs to the family Cossidae. It is a widespread species being endemic to eastern, southern and southwestern Australia including Queensland and New South Wales and New Zealand. This species is one of the world's heaviest insects, weighing up to 30 grams and having a wingspan of 23 centimeters. The species was first described in 1890 by J. G. O. Tepper, a Prussian botanist and entomologist. A rare contemporary sighting of the moth at a school in Australia garnered notice as an editor's pick among the daily headlines of the New York Times on May 8, 2021.

Read on Wikipedia · Image Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0