Critically endangered golden sun moth found by man walking dog in Wangaratta

A critically endangered moth that only flies for a few hours a day over its short life has been found by chance in Victoria’s north east.

Will Ford was walking his dog in Wangaratta when he spotted the golden sun moth.

“I found this unusual moth and took some photos of it,” he said.

“When I see something I don’t recognise I love to try to identify it.”

Mr Ford uploaded the photo to a citizen science website and realised the species was the…