This huge #moth was spotted by our ecologist Ben Parkhurst during recent #monitoring at Hamelin Station Reserve. It's one seriously solid unit of #Lepidoptera. This moth is from the family Cossidae and likely the genus Endoxyla, which interestingly is the genus containing the heaviest moth species in the world, maxing out at 32g! Encounters like this are a reminder of just how much incredible life is quietly thriving on our reserves. 💚
📸 Ben Parkhurst
📍 Hamelin Station Reserve, Malgana and Nhanda Country, 250k north of Geraldton, WA
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