Giant Wood Moths Fact Sheet

A leaflet on giant wood moths is available from the queensland museum.

Giant wood moths fact sheet.

Moths with this weight measure 5cm 2 in length. Common namexylorictid wood moth. 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 giant wood moth is the heaviest moth in the world with some females weighing up to 30 grams.

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. Select from the various categories below. The caterpillars of wood moths feed on plant roots but the adults do not feed during their short life span. This large weight and size is because her abdomen can hold up to 20 000 minute yellow eggs.

Other behaviours and adaptations life history cycle. Giant wood moth and witchetty grubs fact sheet introduction australia is famous for its wood moths of the genus endoxyla in the family cossidae. 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. Published on 19 09 2013 in giant wood moths full resolution 350 263.

Brought to you by. Two of the larger genus are xylorycta and cryptophasa meaning eating in private family xyorictidae orderlepidoptera.