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Tuesday, 27 April 2010

Moths

With this last lot of rain we have had an influx of moths.  We occasionally get these but don’t know what they are called.  Mick and I call them “Bird Moths”, because they are about the size of a small bird. 

2010_0425April20100006We had to use the standard measuring tool (Matchbox) to show just how big they are.  This time there was quite a variation in size and we don’t usually get them as big as the top one.  Their eyes glow red at night and we saw quite a few on our way into town for the Anzac Day dawn service.

Here is another one which had lovely details on its wings.

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It is funny how they just appear for a few days at various times of the year and are then gone again.

Does anyone know what they are?  They are too big to be Bogongs.

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4 comments:

  1. Sandi27 April 2010 at 10:25

    Wow!, your moths are huge! Imagine the size of the caterpillars. Don't know what sort they are. Beautiful markings on their wings.

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  2. Julie27 April 2010 at 11:12

    We have them here too. They are huge. The kids are fascinated by them.

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  3. Anonymous27 April 2010 at 18:33

    That's just TOO close for my liking. They were at a friends place on Saturday night too. They were told that they come through every year moving to warmer climate. Ewwwwwwww

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  4. loulee29 April 2010 at 05:22

    OMG! How big?

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