Nature

Luna moth: che larghezza ha?

Luna moth (il più grande mai registrato): l’apertura alare è di circa 11,5 cm (4,53 in).

Cosa viene misurato: maximum wingspan

Luna moth (11,5 cm) in scala accanto a a large coin (2,4 cm) e a smartphone (14,7 cm)
In scala, da sinistra a destra: Large coin (2,4 cm), Luna moth (11,5 cm) e Smartphone (14,7 cm).

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Ma quanto è grande, davvero?

  • About 78% of the height of a smartphone
  • About 1.3× the length of a credit card
  • As wide as about 5 large coins side by side
  • About 30% of the height of a bowling pin
  • About 16× the length of a grain of rice

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Curiosità: Luna moth

The luna moth lives for about a week as an adult and does not eat because it lacks functional mouthparts.

Fonte: Smithsonian’s National Zoo — Luna Moth; University of Florida IFAS — Luna Moth

Nature

NomeDimensioneRispetto a: Luna moth
Bee hummingbird5,5 cm (2,17 in)0,48×
Monarch butterfly9,5 cm (3,74 in)0,83×
Luna moth11,5 cm (4,53 in)questa pagina
Venus flytrap15 cm (5,91 in)1,3×
Pygmy marmoset15 cm (5,91 in)1,3×
Common blue morpho15 cm (5,91 in)1,3×
Peacock mantis shrimp18 cm (7,09 in)1,6×
Fennec fox20 cm (7,87 in)1,7×
Axolotl23 cm (9,06 in)2×
Atlas moth24 cm (9,45 in)2,1×

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