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Field Notes

Description:

Very big ... about 16 cm from tip to tip in the front wings opened.

Habitat:

Amazon rainforest

Species ID Suggestions

No common English name

Rothschildia aurota

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eelhsamarie
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Atlas Moth

Attacus atlas

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Eis4Xtreme
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Comments (2)
eelhsamarie
Rothschildia aurota is often confused with the Asian Atlas moth. It is in the Saturnidae (Saturniid) family which include some of the largest moths on earth. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturniidae

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Butterflies & Moths of the World
Mission
Moths of the World
Mission
Ecuadorian Cloud Forest Biodiversity
Mission
Butterflies and Moths of Ecuador
Biodiversity of Ecuador (BioBanco)

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PublishedAugust 29, 2013

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