The heaviest moth in the world: Endoxyla Sinerius (6 photos)

And the larvae of this beauty are the size of a good sausage! This beauty lives, of course, in Australia.





This continent is simply hell for those with almost any phobia. And it will be very bad for insectophobes there. For example, a charming giant moth lives there.

It is huge, the size of a palm, and causes some fear even among those who love wildlife.



The wingspan is 20 centimeters and this butterfly is confidently among the ten largest in the world. She is hairy, plump and can weigh up to 30 grams.

And with such an impressive scale, it would seem that the moth could eat all the fur coats and all the sheep of New Zealand. But no, it just scares tourists in Australia and New Zealand. Adult endoxyls live off what they accumulated while they were larvae. Judging by their size, they are thrifty.





While the giant moth is still a caterpillar and has powerful jaws, it eats only eucalyptus plantings. The baby is so powerful that it literally turns the bark of eucalyptus trees into dust.



When they gain enough weight and volume and begin to look like a pretty sausage, the larva pupates. Soon they will turn into the same plump butterflies and begin to look for their soul mate.



Endoxyl females do not fly away anywhere. At all. They can not. Their body is so heavy that they simply cannot lift it into the air. But their grooms are half the size and lighter, which is why the girls just sit on the trees, higher up, dressed in their best dresses and wait for their princes.



Endoxyls are not only rare insects, but also very modest and shy. They do not like human attention and despite their size they successfully disguise themselves as tree bark. That is why, every time she is found and managed to be photographed online, it causes a real sensation.