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Enormous Attacus Atlas moth One of the largest butterflies on earth, truly huge. Notice the snakehead camouflage on its wings. Attacus Atlas,Butterfly,Camouflage,Geotagged,Malaysia,Rhopalocera Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Enormous Attacus Atlas moth

One of the largest butterflies on earth, truly huge. Notice the snakehead camouflage on its wings.

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  1. Hi Ferdy, as I identified my shot-of-a-moth I tagged yours too;) Posted 13 years ago

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The Atlas moth is a large saturniid moth found in the tropical and subtropical forests of Southeast Asia, and common across the Malay archipelago. Atlas moths are considered the largest moths in the world in terms of total wing surface area. Their wingspans are also amongst the largest, reaching over 25 cm. Females are appreciably larger and heavier.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ludo Sak
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Apr 7, 2011. Captured Sep 9, 2010 07:23 in Jalan Damansara, 50490 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • DSLR-A100
  • ISO400
  • 120mm