Atlas moth (Attacus atlas)

Query: saturniid moth

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ATLAS MOTH (INDIA).
(Attacus atlas).
About 1/2 Life-size.
Date 1914
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/6276929082
Author Gerard Alan Abbott; Nathaniel Moore Banta; William Kerr Higley; Albert Schneider
Full title Nature neighbors, embracing birds, plants, animals, minerals, in natural colors by color photography,
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nature_neighbors_(Plate_527)_(6276929082).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 were often considered the largest moths in the world in terms of total wing surface area, but recent sources confer this title upon the Hercules Moth from New Guinea and northern Australia. Their wingspans are also among the largest, reaching over 25 cm. Females are appreciably larger and heavier than the males.

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