Sie ist ganz schön groß, die Bogong-Motte: Ihre Flügelspannweite kann bis zu 50 Millimeter betragen. Benannt ist sie nach Mount Bogong in Victoria. Source: Flickr / Donald Hobern from Canberra, Australia CC BY 2.0
Climate change is doing a lot of damage in Australia: Corals are bleaching and dying, seagrass and mangroves have been affected. The large bogong moth was also considered endangered after years of drought. But three rainy years have helped the giant insect make a comeback.
Climate change is doing a lot of damage in Australia: Corals are bleaching and dying, seagrass and mangroves have been affected. The large bogong moth was also considered endangered after years of drought. But three rainy years have helped the giant insect make a comeback.
