Endoxyla cinereus
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endoxyla-cinereus-323-12488715
title:
Endoxyla cinereus
text:
Endoxyla cinereus, the giant wood moth, is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Australia and New Zealand. The species was first described in 1890. A rare contemporary sighting of the moth at a school in Australia garnered notice as an editor's pick among the daily headlines of the New York Times on May 8, 2021. It is the heaviest moth in the world; weighing up to 30 g. Its wingspan is approximately 23 cm, or just over nine inches. The larvae bore into the trunks of trees of the Eucalyp
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of moth
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endoxyla_cinereus
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date modified:
2022-12-09T04:37:10Z
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13
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