Image: White-stemmed gum moth

White-stemmed gum moth (male)

Photographer:

Paul Ovenden

Rights:

© Paul Ovenden

Order:

Lepidoptera

Location:

Redfern, NSW

Date taken:

24 May 2003

Additional information

The White-stemmed Gum Moth is one of the largest common moths found in Sydney. With females reaching a size of 16 cm, they have sometimes been mistaken for bats.

More detailed information about the White-stemmed gum moth is available on the Wildlife of Sydney section of the Animal page of the Australian Museum Website.

Last Updated: 1 March 2011