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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 . The Atlas moth is one of the largest lepidopterans , with a wingspan measuring up to 24 cm (9.4 in) [ 1 ] and a wing surface area of about 160 cm 2 (≈25 in 2 ). [ 2 ]
Attacus is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae.The genus was named by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of Systema Naturae. [1]The genus contains the Atlas moth (Attacus atlas), and Attacus caesar, the second and third largest known moths (in terms of wingspan), though different sources treat one or the other as slightly larger.
Print/export Download as PDF; ... Attacus lorquinii or Lorquin's Atlas Moth is a moth in the family Saturniidae.
Most adults have wingspans between 1–6 in (2.5–15.2 cm), but some tropical species such as the Atlas moth (Attacus atlas) may have wingspans up to 12 in (30 cm). Together with certain Noctuidae, Saturniidae contains the largest Lepidoptera and some of the largest extant insects.
Archaeoattacus edwardsii, or Edward's Atlas moth, is a moth belonging to the family Saturniidae and subfamily Saturniinae. The species was first described by Francis Buchanan White in 1859. Description
Pittosporum moluccanum, commonly known as the Atlas moth plant, is a small tree growing in found in the Northern Territory, Western Australia, as well as Taiwan, the Philippines and Malesia. [ 1 ] Description
Attacus taprobanis [2] is a moth of family Saturniidae. It is native to southern India and Sri Lanka. [3] This species is very similar in morphology to the much more widely distributed Attacus atlas. It was once considered a subspecies of A. atlas. [4]
Samia wangi, the lesser Atlas moth, is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found from Taiwan through northern Vietnam to easternmost Tibet , Sichuan , the far south of Shaanxi and southern Zhejiang .