Giant Wood Moth from Australia

Subject:  What is this moth
Geographic location of the bug:  Newport Queensland
Date: 11/30/2019
Time: 10:11 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman:  Good afternoon I found this moth on our back patio this morning. It’s large in size. Not sure what it’s called. Would be very interested in knowing what type it is.
How you want your letter signed:  Regards Rach

Giant Wood Moth

Dear Rach,
This looks to us like a Giant Wood Moth,
Endoxyla cinereus, and according to Butterfly House:  “The males are only half the size of the females, and have a wingspan up to 11 cms.”

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