Addendum to accompany 'The Common Insects and Spiders of Rickett’s Point Marine Sanctuary'

Order Coleoptera

Chauliognathus lugubris (Fabricius, 1801)

Common name: Soldier Beetle

Body length:

♂ ♀ 14 mm

Wingspan:

♂ ♀ mm

Description:

The beetle occurs in plague proportions, of tens of thousands of individuals, when conditions in summer suit. The beetle is about 14 mm long.

Endemicity:

Conservation status:

Not endangered

Habitat:

Diet:

Distribution:

Order Lepidoptera

Endoxyla cinereus (Tepper, 1890)

Common name: Giant Wood Moth

Body length:

♂ ♀ mm

Wingspan:

♂ ♀ 230 mm

Description:

The moth is quite special, as the species is the largest in the world (up to 30 grams, with a wingspan of up to 230 mm.) and is found in Australia and New Zealand.

Endemicity:

Conservation status:

Endangered

Habitat:

Diet:

Distribution:

Australia and New Zealand