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Seriously big, and stunningly beautiful. I found this astonishing creature while out walking at dusk, and stopped in my tracks. The mosquitoes found me the moment I stopped moving, but I didn't care; I had to get photos. The wing span was fully the length of my hand, so close to 6.5 inches, or around 16 to 17 cm.

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Date: 2014-07-02 05:18 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] calissa
Impressive! What continent, if you don't mind me asking?

Date: 2014-07-02 05:25 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] calissa
Ah, thank you! It can be sometimes hard to tell in an international community. And I'm from Australia, so I didn't recognise the moth myself.

Also, thank you for sharing such stunning photographs!

Date: 2014-07-02 06:09 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] calissa
Oh, yes! I can see the resemblance! I've not seen an emperor gum moth around the local area. It might be mostly too cold for it here or it might be that I need to keep a closer look out. :)

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