Moths are often overlooked as the poor cousin to butterflies, but they are truly remarkable creatures.

There are 125 families of moths and just six families of butterflies.

This suggests these ancient moths contributed to the success of the first flowering plants.

This means moths are not only the night-shift pollinator, they’re also more efficient than the daytime bee pollinators we hear most about.

The family Hepialidae, commonly known in Australia as rain, ghost, splendid or swift moths, are among the heaviest of all moths with a wingspan of 250mm and weigh 35 grams.

These organs can help the moths detect bats, who hunt moths at night, so it is no surprise that three of the largest moths all have tympanic organs.

Although most moths use chemicals and pheromones to attract a mate, whistling moths use sound.