From the saturniidae family. They have a wingspan of about 27 cm, and they have the largest surface area documented, with a total of 300 square cm. They inhabit rainforests and tropical areas, as they are endemic to New Guinea and northern Australia.
@angeloftheeasterngate submitted: Went to the Natural History Museum the other day. They had a big bug exposition so I took a bunch of pics. My favorite was this one though because it was HUGE!
Ohohohohoho lorge friend. I hope she lived a good long moth life before perishing! Did you know? Hercules moths are the largest moths in Australia with a wingspan of up to 11 inches! That’s pretty big. Here’s a live one to admire:
OKAY final photo set for my time at the bug museum! There was SO many specimens I couldn’t photograph, but these are some of my favourites! I am also SO excited to have seen a death head hawk moth in person! I am forever grateful to have had such a wonderful experience <3
What's the biggest moth you know of, and how big is it? (Sorry if this has been asked before)
There's a bit of debate about this! Some say it's the Atlas moth, with a wingspan of 24 cm / 9.4 in and a surface area of 160 cm2 / 25 in2. However, the Atlas moth is surpassed in wingspan by the White Witch moth (36 cm/14 in), and in surface area by the Hercules moth (300 cm2 / 46,5 in2)