Attacus atlas
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Attacus atlas, the Atlas moth, is a large saturniid moth endemic to the forests of Asia. The species was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.
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Male Atlas moth
Detail of a male atlas moth imago's head, showing the large, feather-like antennae
Atlas moth compared to human hand
Thysania agrippina
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Thysania agrippina is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Maria Sibylla Merian in her 1705 publication Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, and Pieter Cramer provided the
Attacus atlas
…with a wingspan often measuring from 250mm to 300mm. and a wing surface area of about 160 cm2 (25 in2). It is only surpassed in wingspan by the white witch (Thysania agrippina) and Attacus caesar, and in wing surface area by the Hercules moth (Coscinocera hercules). As in most silk moths, females are…
Showing the iridescent underside, French Guiana
With wings folded back, in Brazil
With wings stretched out
With (Eumorpha satellitia) and (Eumorpha triangulum), in Nicaragua