Atlas moth
SpeciesButterflies and Moths
A large saturniid moth endemic to Asian forests.
1.60Rare
Rare
Atlas moth
- Butterflies and Moths
Attacus atlas, commonly called the Atlas moth, is a large saturniid moth endemic to forests of Asia. Carl Linnaeus described the species in the 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is among the largest lepidopterans, often having a wingspan of 250 to 300 mm and a wing surface area of about 160 cm². Females are larger and heavier than males, while males have broader antennae.
- Scientific name
- Attacus atlas
- Described by
- Carl Linnaeus in 1758
- Typical wingspan
- 250–300 mm
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Attacus atlas (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q167435
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Quartl. CC BY-SA 3.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsQuartl, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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