The Bogong Moth is a light brown to black moth found in Australia with a 5 cm wingspan. It migrates to higher elevations of the Australian Alps to breed, facing strong winds. Aboriginal people traditionally consumed Bogong Moths as a rich food source by cooking them in various ways like sand or ashes. The moths are not currently protected or endangered.

1. Bogong Moth

2. DESCRIPTION
• Butterflies have got thin
long ones.
• The colour of the
Bogong Moth it’s light
brown to black.
• Has got a wingspan of
around 5 cms and like
all moths has 4 wings

3. LOCATION AND HABITAT
• The location of the
Bogong Moth is in
Australia.
• In the section of breeding
they migrate to the
higher country of
Australia Alps. Strong
winds is a problem to this
animals and usually they
migrate in
Sidney, Melbourne and
Canberra.

4. FOOD
• The Bogong Moths has
provided a rich food for
Aboriginals.
• The moths were
prepared in various
ways, cooked in sand
and hot ashes to
remove wings and legs
or mashed and roasted
into moth cakes.

5. Are they on a red list? or, are they
protected?
• I think that moths aren't
protected because the
Aboriginals eat this insects.

6. Add any interesting fact you want to
• One fact interesting of
this animals is this trips
can be p to 3.000 km!