Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An Australian noctuid moth, Agrotis spina, which occurs in enormous numbers in Victoria, where the hibernating adults were eaten by the aborigines.
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From bogong moths in Canberra to frogs in biblical Egypt, unwelcome and unlovely creatures have the awkward habit of turning up in bulk.
Planet Atheism 2009
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Every spring, billions of bogong moths (Agrotis infusa) travel from various parts of southern Australia to cool caves in the Australian Alps after spending the winter as caterpillars feeding on vegetation.
Australian moths use the stars as a compass on 1000-km migrations James Woodford 2025
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“The bogong moth is the first invertebrate we know of that is able to use the stars as a compass for long-distance navigation to a distant destination that it has never previously been to,” says Warrant. “Only humans and some species of night migratory birds are known to have this ability.”
Australian moths use the stars as a compass on 1000-km migrations James Woodford 2025
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