The Ten Largest Insects Ever Discovered

Hercules Moth
  1. Giant Chinese stick insect – up to 64 cm (25.2 inches) long, including extended legs
  2. Chan’s megastick – up to 56.7 cm (22.3 inches) long, including extended legs
  3. Giant Malaysian stick insect – up to 55.5 cm (21.9 inches) long, including extended legs
  4. White witch moth – up to 30.8 cm (12.1 inches) wingspan
  5. Hercules moth – up to 28 cm (11 inches) wingspan
  6. Queen Alexandra’s birdwing – up to 28 cm (11 inches) wingspan
  7. Hercules beetle – up to 18.1 cm (7.1 inches) long, including its horn
  8. Titan beetle – up to 16.7 cm (6.6 inches) body length
  9. Goliath beetle – larvae can weigh at least 115 g (4.1 ounces)
  10. Little Barrier Island giant wētā – a recorded adult weighed 71 g (2.5 ounces)
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