Biodiversity and ecology in the Australian bush
A male … the antennae are the clue. Opodiphthera helena (gum moth)

A male … the antennae are the clue.

Opodiphthera helena (gum moth)

With a wing span of 13cm, sightings of these gentle giants are always a treat. Opodiphthera helena (gum moth)

With a wing span of 13cm, sightings of these gentle giants are always a treat.

Opodiphthera helena (gum moth)

Like the adults, the caterpillars are sensational – large and colourful, feeding in the open on eucalypt leaves. Yet we have never seen one! Perhaps they are out of our reach, high in the forest canopy. Opodiphthera helena (gum moth)

Like the adults, the caterpillars are sensational – large and colourful, feeding in the open on eucalypt leaves. Yet we have never seen one! Perhaps they are out of our reach, high in the forest canopy.

Opodiphthera helena (gum moth)

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A male … the antennae are the clue. Opodiphthera helena (gum moth)
With a wing span of 13cm, sightings of these gentle giants are always a treat. Opodiphthera helena (gum moth)
Like the adults, the caterpillars are sensational – large and colourful, feeding in the open on eucalypt leaves. Yet we have never seen one! Perhaps they are out of our reach, high in the forest canopy. Opodiphthera helena (gum moth)