Why did Aboriginal people travel to the Australian Capital Territory mountains in late spring?

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Aboriginal people traveled to the mountains of the Australian Capital Territory and surrounding regions in late spring to harvest bogong moths.

During this season, the moths migrate from their breeding grounds to the rocky mountains, where they estivate in massive clusters. Aboriginal groups traditionally gathered these moths to consume them, often preparing them into a paste.1