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Podcast: Saturday Morning with Jack Tame
Episode: Ruud Kleinpaste: Massive Gorgeous Moths
Description: At this time of the year there’s only one place I’d love to be: The North Island.  These are the largest moths in Aotearoa. They are also very nicely coloured – lots of green and yellow as well as white and orange patches. Their wingspan is up to 150mm, and they’re a noisy flyer at night.  Females are often larger than males – they lay masses of eggs as they fly through the forest at night.  The relatively small caterpillars hatch on the forest floor and commence eating dead wood, infected by f...