Emperor Gum Moth - 6 inch Wing Span Photograph by Kaye Menner

Emperor Gum Moth - 6 inch Wing Span

by Kaye Menner

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Title

Emperor Gum Moth - 6 inch Wing Span

Artist

Kaye Menner

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

The moth in this photograph was a female as she was starting to lay eggs. Her wing span was 6 inches or 150 cm. I had never seen a moth this big!

A moth is an insect related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Most of this order are moths; there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth (nearly ten times the number of species of butterfly), with thousands of species yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are crepuscular and diurnal species.

EMPEROR GUM MOTH:
This large moth is common around Sydney and is attracted to street lights at night.

Distribution:
The Emperor Gum Moth is found in the Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria. Introduced to New Zealand.

Habitat:
The Emperor Gum Moth lives in forests and woodlands.

Life cycle:
The Emperor Gum Moth glues its eggs onto Eucalyptus leaves, which the large green caterpillars eat when they emerge. The caterpillars are covered in protective spines and build a tough cocoon in which to pupate. They may reinforce this cocoon with bark and remain inside it for one or more years depending on environmental conditions. The adults emerge in summer. The life span of adult Emperor Gum Moths is limited to only a couple of weeks because they are unable to feed. They must rely solely on the energy consumed as caterpillars.

Classification:
Species: eucalypti,
Genus: Opodiphthera
Subfamily: Saturniinae
Family: Saturniidae
Superfamily: Bombycoidea
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Subphylum: Uniramia
Phylum: Arthopoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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