Illustration of: Attacus atlas (as syn. Phalaena atlas)
(Although this sp. is depicted in a book on Lepidoptera from Suriname (South America), this is an Asian species)
Date 1852
Source "Surinaamsche vlinders: naar het leven geteekend" = "Papillons de Surinam dessinés d'après nature", plate 151
(Biodiversity Heritage Library, http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/48616)
Author Jan Sepp (1778 - 1853)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sepp-Surinaamsche_vlinders_-_pl_151_plate_Attacus_atlas.jpg
Attacus atlas (Atlas moth) is a large saturniid moth found in the tropical and subtropical forests of Southeast Asia, and is common across the Malay archipelago. Atlas moths' wingspans are among the largest in the world, reaching over 25 cm. Females are appreciably larger and heavier than the males.
