Okay, so the giant wood moth isn’t exactly of kaiju proportions, but in insect terms, it’s still pretty hefty; some female members of this species have a wingspan of around 23 centimeters (9 ...

Female Giant Wood Moths have a wingspan of about 25 centimetres (9.8 inches) and can weigh up to 30g (just over an ounce), making them the heaviest moth in the world as well as one of the biggest ...

The giant wood moth’s large thorax — about the width of a finger — is what helps make it the heaviest moth, Dr. Shockley said. A female can carry up to 20,000 eggs in her abdomen.

In April 2019, an image supposedly showing a Japanese Giant Emperor Moth was passed around social media: Although this photograph has often been presented as if it documented a large species of ...

Giant wood moths (Endoxyla cinereus) are the largest species of moth in the world. When fully grown, the females, which are around twice the size of the males, can weigh up to 1 ounce (30 grams ...

The giant leopard moth has a wing span of 2.25 to 3.6 inches, according to the University of Florida. Adults are white with hollow black (or sometimes iridescent blue) spots on the thorax and ...