A massive moth – and a new one for our home list.

Endoxyla magnifica (wood moth)

Magnificent indeed! This is one seriously large insect. And one not often seen. There are currently just 18 identified sightings on iNaturalist. That’s not many, given the very active community of ‘mothers’ in eastern Australia!

Endoxyla magnifica (wood moth)

The feathery antennae are a sex marker in this species. So this one is a male.

Endoxyla magnifica (wood moth)

Not entirely new for us, but only our second ever sighting.

Sympycnodes rhaptodes (leopard moth)