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	Bogong Moth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bogong moth ( Agrotis infusa) is a temperate species of night-flying moth notable for appearing in major proportions around major public buildings in Canberra, the capital city of Australia, during spring (late September to November).
		The Bogong moth Agrotis infusa is common throughout southern Australia.
		Australian aborigines living in the Australian Alps and the Canberra area are known to have feasted on the moth larvae, benefiting from their rich fat reserves, when the moths were plentiful.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bogong_Moth (318 words)

	Mount Bogong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mount Bogong, located in the Alpine National Park, is the highest mountain in Victoria, Australia.
		The lower slopes of Mount Bogong are covered with tall forests of Alpine Ash ( Eucalyptus delegatensis) to an altitude of about 1300 metres.
		The name is also given to the Bogong High Plains and the Bogong Moth.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Bogong (174 words)

	Bogongs Migrating South - November - Scribbly Gum - ABC Science Online
		Bogong moths migrate up to a thousand kilometres to find a cool summer home in the Southern Alps of Australia, where they are a crucial source of food for the local wildlife.
		Bogong moths have a wingspan of about 50mm, and can be recognised by their dark brown mottles and two light spots on each wing.
		Bogong moths hatch in early spring as cutworm caterpillars, and begin feeding on the grasses and crops of the Darling Downs in Queensland.
	www.abc.net.au /science/scribblygum/november2002 (1523 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Bogong Moth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Bogong Moth, common name for a native Australian moth that migrates from its winter breeding grounds to aestivate (hibernate) during summer on...
		The people in the northern part of this area have come to be known as Murris, from the word for Aboriginal people in their languages.
		Bogong, highest mountain in Victoria, south-eastern Australia, at 1,986 m (6,516 ft).
	au.encarta.msn.com /Bogong_Moth.html (95 words)

	National Capital Authority Education Kit - The Story of our Nations Capital (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Bogong moths were regarded as an essential food item for Aboriginal people and were a rich source of fat and protein.
		Millions of bogong moths migrate to the mountains in summer to escape the extreme heat and lack of food in the lowlands.
		Bogong moths still make the yearly migration to parts of the Great Dividing Range and are often disturbed from their route by light emanating from Canberra city and Parliament House.
	education.nationalcapital.gov.au /unit_1/01_mothyMobiles.htm (618 words)

	Bogong Moths
		Bogong Moths belong to the Family Noctuidae and are well known in south-eastern Australia for their mass migration in spring.
		During winter, Bogongs feed inland as fl cutworms on seedlings of wide-leafed plants in an area ranging from southern Queensland to South Australia.
		When the moths die off in their caves, the arsenic leaches from their bodies into the local soil.
	www.austmus.gov.au /factsheets/bogong_moths.htm (242 words)

	Use of Insects by Australian Aborigines, Cultural Entomology Digest 1
		An interesting example of mass harvesting of edible insects is the moth feasts that occurred in the Bogong mountains of New South Wales.
		Moths were then cooked in sand and stirred in hot ashes, which singed off the wings and legs.
		As a food, the Bogong moth was rich in fat, with the average fat content of the male's abdomens exceeding sixty-one percent and of females, fifty-one percent of their dry weight.
	www.insects.org /ced1/aust_abor.html (1408 words)

	Musings of a textile itinerant: Bogong Moth
		It is the time of year when there are many creatures flying around in the night air, and the bogong moth is one of them.
		The wings are rather plain except for this one eye which because of the plainess of the rest of the wing is quite beautiful.
		The Bogong moth is a large moth, its wingspan sometimes measuring up to 4 inches.
	origidij.blogspot.com /2004/11/bogong-moth.html (76 words)

	Of moths and men (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The Bogong moths are collected and prepared for food by the aborigines in the following manner: a sheet of bark is spread on the floor; the moths are disturbed by a stick and fall down, are gathered up and put into a bag.
		The moths are now poured out of the bag, stirred about in the hot ashes for a short time, and then placed upon a sheet of bark until cold.
		Protein is carried in the eggs of fertile moths and there are no conspicuous reserves of protein in the moth bodies.
	www.thesalmons.org /lynn/moths.html (359 words)

	Bogong Moth
		The moth is a stilt walking performance on the largest and most visually impressive scale.
		The moth interacts with members of the audience, playfully covering people with its wings and demonstrating amazement in the small, strange creatures that humans are (from its own perspective as a giant moth).
		The Moth act is particularly as a duo performance because of their size and the doubled impact of two such giant creatures.
	www.entertainoz.com.au /acts/814.html (123 words)

	[ecofem] ABC: Bogong moth plays arsenic detective
		And dead moths were in turn poisoning vegetation in the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales and the Victorian Alps where they 'hibernate' or aestivate over summer.
		Bogong moths were now providing long-distance transport for residues, Murray said.
		This was probably because bogong moths were highly efficient and genetic mutants were unlikely to survive, he said.
	www.mail-archive.com /ecofem@csf.colorado.edu/msg08875.html (455 words)

	Ø Wilson's Almanac free daily ezine \| Book of Days \| November 26 \| Bogong moth Mungabareena Ngan-Girra ...
		“Bogong moths have a wingspan of about 50cm, and can be recognised by their dark brown mottles and two light spots on each wing.
		Bogong moths fly south from Queensland every spring to wait out the heat of summer in alpine caves.
		These days, the lowlands where the Bogong moths grow up as caterpillars is so polluted from agricultural chemicals such as insecticides, that the Bogong moths that arrive in the highlands are too toxic for human consumption.
	www.wilsonsalmanac.com /book/nov26.html (2382 words)

	Bogong moth
		Bogong is an Australian Aboriginal name for Moth and the Bogong Moths scientific name is "Agrotis infusa" belonging to the family Noctuidae
		Butterflies have thin long ones with a clubbed tip, whilst a moths antennae is more of a feather type shape and feel.
		The caterpillar (larvae) breaks out in four weeks The larvae varies from a light brown to almost fl colour The Bogong larvae lives in a burrow under the soil at the base of a foodplant.
	home.iprimus.com.au /readman/bogong.htm (259 words)

	Wildlife of Sydney - Fact File - Bogong Moth
		The Bogong Moth can be seen in Sydney in spring during its lengthy migration to the Australian Alps in southern New South Wales and Victoria.
		Caterpillars of the Bogong Moth are known as cutworms and are considered an agricultural pest, causing significant damage to crops.
		The Bogong Moth is native to Australia and was first described from Mount Bogong in southern New South Wales.
	www.faunanet.gov.au /wos/factfile.cfm?Fact_ID=204 (163 words)

	Gordon's 2nd Lepidoptera Page (Moths)
		Many people are fascinated by the obvious attraction of moths to candles and other forms of lighting, and the fact of this attraction has been used for many years to assist in the study of the distribution of and movement of moths.
		Another suggestion is that the intensity of the light source causes the moths to perceive the centre of the light as a darkness with their peripheral vision, and that moths seek this centre in order to escape, what would look to them like a diffuse halo of light.
		Moths can produce sound in a number of ways, the most common method is by stridulation of the wings against the hind legs, specially sclerotised parts of the limbs scrape against each other setting up vibrations which cause the sound, i.e.
	www.earthlife.net /insects/lepidop2.html (4131 words)

	Ecowatch - bogong moth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		In spring thousands of bogong moths migrate to the southern Australian Alps where they congregate in caves, remaining more or less dormant during the summer.
		The caterpillars of bogong moths are stoutly built with a slightly flattened body.
		Bogong moth caterpillars are present during winter and spring in pastures and gardens.
	www.ento.csiro.au /Ecowatch/Primary/butterflies/pages/agrotis_infusa.htm (193 words)

	Bogong moth, antechinus, gymea lily and whales, why should I bother observing nature.
		Bogong moth, antechinus, gymea lily and whales, why should I bother observing nature.
		One unforseen problem encountered at the Sydney Olympic Games was the millions of bogong moths that descended on the performers, athletes and spectators.
		Bogong moths start life as cutworms, feasting on the winter pastures of inland NSW and Queensland.
	www.geocities.com /liveattentively/why.html (705 words)

	Animal Portal - Bogong Moth
		The Bogong Moth, Agrotis infusa, native to Australia, was first described from Mount Bogong in southern News South Wales.
		Sometimes, the Bogong are blown over the Great Dividing Range to the eastern seaboard, causing the occasional “Bogong Plagues” that are found in the coastal cities and towns such as Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne.
		The Bogong Moth Festival is held in late November at Albury in New South Wales.
	www.animalport.com /animals/Bogong-Moth.html (390 words)

	Agrotis infusa
		By roasting the moths in hot ashes, the wings and legs were separated from the bodies.
		This is the cause of the intermittent "Bogong Plagues" in the cities of
		In fact there were several moth species including Bogongs attracted to the brilliant arena floodlighting that evening, and the one on Yvonne's dress appeared actually to be a hawk moth of the species : Hippotion scrofa.
	linus.socs.uts.edu.au /~don/larvae/noct/infusa.html (640 words)

	Arsenic found in Alps bogong moths
		The Bogong moth is well known for its annual migration, travelling in the billions to the Australian Alps.
		The Bogong moth is believed to have once been a favoured food among groups of Aboriginal people and is certainly a major food source for the highly endangered Mountain pygmy possum.
		"The Bogong moth migrates from the western plains of NSW each spring to the Australian Alps where it gathers in caves for the summer.
	www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au /npws.nsf/Content/Arsenic+found+in+Alps+bogong+moths (652 words)

	Australian Museum - Return of the moth invaders! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The bogong moths that invaded the Sydney Olympics are once again making their presence known across Sydney but the Australian Museum’s David Britton advises that it’s all part of the normal seasonal life cycles of these moths.
		"Each spring moths are seen in Sydney as they migrate from their inland nurseries such as the western slopes and plains when these areas become too hot and dry.
		Bogong moths are harmless, however they might come inside dwellings as they are attracted to light.
	www.austmus.gov.au /archive.cfm?id=1493 (359 words)

	Falls Creek Summer - Legends (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The name ‘Bogong’ is an Aboriginal word loosely translated as “Big Fella” and ‘Kiewa’ was their word for “sweet water” Main: The traditional Kiewa Valley custodians the Jaithmathang people, along with neighbouring tribes, would travel for hundreds of kilometres to meet, trade and feast together in this ancient alpine landscape.
		The largest gatherings, often in summer, coincided with the annual Bogong Moth migration, an important food source.
		The name ‘Bogong’ is an Aboriginal word loosely translated as “Big Fella” and ‘Kiewa’ was their word for “sweet water”, aptly describing Victoria’s highest peak and one of Victoria’s most pristine mountain rivers.
	www.fallscreek.com.au /summer/heritage.asp (737 words)

	News in Science - Bogong moth plays arsenic detective - 19/07/2004
		Genetic analysis of bogong moths may lead scientists to agricultural lands contaminated by arsenic, a conference has heard.
		Scientists have known for several years that this native moth ( Agrotis infusa) had become a reservoir of high concentrations of arsenic, as its larvae had fed in areas sprayed with pesticides.
		Bogong moths transporting arsenic, News in Science 23 Oct 2001
	www.abc.net.au /science/news/stories/s1154836.htm (450 words)

	perinet moth - Animal Information and Pictures [Beta]
		Sally Moth, 31, fell into a severe depression after she was told that the disease would cause increasing pain for the rest of her life.
		Moth Vann, 26, whose husband was killed by the disease last year, lives with her four-year-old son in a tiny shack outside Battambang.
		The Moth remarked that she looked as though she was ready to feed a mob of poddy calves, not puppies.
	animals.mongabay.com /moth.html (12192 words)

	Asians, Inc. - My bogong moth.
		I was in the library when a bogong moth was fluterring against the window pain.
		I didn't mean you're an idiot for scooping up the moth, i meant your story was idiotic (in a way that I dig) I wish I wasn't scared of the creepy crawlies myself, it's unnerving to girls when a 6foot 1 asian and jumps and screams loudly when something flies on him.
		Moths are usually fed to whatever spider I'm keeping in my room.
	forums.asiansinc.com /showthread.php?t=731 (896 words)

	Bogong Moth Motel, Accommodation, Hotels, Motels - Need It Now - Last Minute Bargains
		The Bogong Moth Motel is located on the Kiewa Valley Highway, Mount Beauty - Tawonga South, which is the gateway to the Alpine National Park and Falls Creek area.
		The motel is set in pleasant gardens with magnificent views of Mount Bogong, the Kiewa Valley and the Mount Beauty township.
		Close to Mount Bogong, Bogong Village, Falls Creek and Bright, Mount Beauty is a great place to stay with activities all year round.
	www.needitnow.com.au /NeedItNow/NeedItNow.asp?Type=Details&AccommId=26858 (271 words)

	The Mountains
		Tribes from the coast, the south and the western plains pursued the moth -- it being both a delicacy and a food for survival, particularly when the land below the mountains was seared by the hot, dry summer.
		The profusion of the moth supply was able to sustain large tribal gatherings for the necessary social convergence for marriages, gifting ceremonies, initiations and corroborees.
		The name "Bogong" bestowed on the peaks by the great tribes which populated the plains surrounding the Alps, was already old when the Achaeans were sacking Troy and ancient by the time Boadicea was attempting to drive the Romans from Britain.
	www.users.bigpond.net.au /snowy/mountain.html (1193 words)

	Bogong Moth Motel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Bogong Moth Motel is located in Mount Beauty - Tawonga.
		The motel is set in pleasant gardens with magnificent views of Mount Bogong and the Kiewa Valley.
		Using the Bogong Moth Motel as a base you can explore the surrounding area.
	www.visitvictoria.com /displayObject.cfm/objectid.000EB81D-AD9B-1A3D-A0DF80C476A90000/vvt.vhtml (208 words)

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