Dog Walker Spots Critically Endangered Moth That Can Only Live for 96 Hours On 2/2/21 at 11:30 AM EST A species of moth believed to be close to extinction in Australia was recently spotted close to a rubbish tip by a man walking his dogs. Naturalist Will Ford, of Wangaratta in northeast Victoria, said he was in a local parkland last December when he caught a glimpse of a moth he didn't recognize. He was able to inspect the moth and took multiple pictures as it was resting on his hand. Ford shared photos of the insect to a citizen science website called iNaturalist Australia, where it was identified as a rare golden sun moth (