In search of the largest moth in the World - The Hercules moth Coscinocera hercules in Australia.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Waring, Paul; Shore, Dee
- Source
- Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists Society. Jun2021, Vol. 80 Issue 541, p65-70. 6p.
- Subject
- *MOTHS
*BUTTERFLIES
*EDIBLE wild plants
- Language
- ISSN
- 0266-836X
The article informs about Hercules moth Coscinocera hercules, an emperor moth in the family Saturniidae, the female of which has a larger wingspan and total surface area even than the Atlas moth Attacus atlas. Topics include larval food plants are various trees and shrubs, including cheese trees or buttonwoods Glochidion; and trapping in Australia was from dusk until dawn and powered by conventional mains supplies.