Biggest moth?

 Thysania agrippina (Erebidae). The biggest moth in the world.

Atlantic Rain Forest. Mountain region of Rio de Janeiro/Brazil. Rodrigo Freitas
This may be true by the measure of wingspan—a Brazilian specimen with a wingspan of almost 30 cm (12 in) appears to hold the record.[1] The Atlas moth and Hercules moth, however, have greater wing areas.[1] The white witch occurs from Uruguay to Mexico, and appears as a stray as far north as Texas in the U.S.[2] Collection dates shows no discernible pattern with respect to location or season. wiki

Hymenopus coronatus nymphs from Malaysia.

 

Clearer video.

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