1 Hercules Moth at Smithfield, QLD
Identification history
| Coscinocera hercules | 15 Jun 2025 | JasonPStewart | ||
| Coscinocera hercules | 15 Jun 2025 | JasonPStewart |
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Hercules moth .
Perhaps likely female, with large eggs filled body (to research more).
Originally seen on the road pavement between two two–storey buildings, in JC Uni. south of the ATFI – Herbarium building and north of the Zoology and so on building .
Moved off the road to the forest on the north–east side of the ATFI – Herbarium building.
Then i went inside to the lunch tables joining some staff, including Frank Z. and four young women;
talked about this, another, hercules moth around this building, well known, and researched including online and with chatting, the food plants of this species;
hoping to place this individual on a food plant if indeed it was a mum moth readying to lay her eggs.
After that the four young women wished to see this individual moth, especially potentially a mum;
so we went out to view her again, photograph and move her to an apparently suitable species of trees for this moth.
As Joanna Pittard –research compliance officer– recorded here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/257912086 .
2025 January 9th 1:08 pm .
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Location information
- Coordinates 145.687744-16.815597
- Altitude 22.3m
- Places Smithfield, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Jan 2025 01:08 PM Recorded on
- JasonPStewart Recorded by
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Additional information
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Species information
- Coscinocera hercules Scientific name
- Hercules Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 22.35m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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