The Desire of the Moth
The largest known moth in the world has wings the size of a dove, the smallest lives inside a leaf. Although they are creatures of darkness, the bizarre designs and garish colours of moths rival those of butterflies in the hide-and-seek game of life. Among the stories of their double lives are tales of heroes that rescued Queensland from the prickly pear, blizzards of bogongs that were a summer feast for the first Australians, and the story of that irresistible desire that draws the moth to the flame and sudden death.
Narrator Barry Paine
Photographed and directed by MANTIS WILDUFE FILMS Producer BARRY PAINE
Series editor PETER JONES BBC Bristol (R)