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atlas moth

attacus atlas

Photo by RolandFadz
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Field Notes

Description:

wingspan- 24 cm

Notes:

The Atlas moth is a large saturniid moth found in the tropical and subtropical forests of Southeast Asia, and common across the Malay archipelago. Wikipedia,( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacus_atlas‎)

Species ID Suggestions

Lorquin's Atlas Moth

Attacus lorquinii

Reference Link
Leana Lahom-Cristobal
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Comments (2)
Leana Lahom-Cristobal
Please include this Attacus lorquinii moth and the rest of your moth spottings to the mission "Moths in the Philippines" at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/15913873. Thanks!
Leana Lahom-Cristobal
Atlas moth (Attacus atlas) has a different wing pattern, RolandFadz. Though your spotting is a relative, the Attacus atlas has a small white pin marking on top of the triangular white on the forewings as in this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacus_atlas as compared to your spotting which is similar to this http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Digital_Moths_of_Asia/80_BOMBYCOIDEA/06_SATURNIIDAE/05_Attacus/Attacus%20lorquinii/Attacus%20lorquinii.htm
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PublishedJuly 14, 2013

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