Bogong Moths Use Starry Night Sky as Compass, Scientists Say

Jun 19, 2025 - 13:45
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Bogong Moths Use Starry Night Sky as Compass, Scientists Say
The Bogong moth (Agrotis infusa), female. Image credit: Lucinda Gibson & Ken Walker, Museum Victoria / CC BY 3.0.

Each spring, billions of Bogong moths (Agrotis infusa) escape hot conditions across southeast Australia by migrating up to 1,000 km to a place that they have never previously visited -- a limited number of cool caves in the Australian Alps.

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