Australia is home to many extraordinary creatures, from Antarctic emperor penguins washing ashore to thelargest great white ...

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 inches) ...

However the damage they cause can often be spotted as lines and blotches all over the leaf. Other small moth species eat almost anything you could imagine including fungi, wood and underwater plants.