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Atlas Moth

Attucus taprobanis

Spotting Image 1

Notes:

Very rare butterfly

2 Species ID Suggestions

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NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago
Atlas Moth
Attucus taprobanis : Moths » Family: Saturniidae » Atlas Moth -- Attucus taprobanis Moore, 1882
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Kosala
Kosala 11 years ago
Atlas moth
Attacus atlas Attacus atlas


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3 Comments

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alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

Beautiful!

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

please consider adding this beautiful spot to my mission
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8953...

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

Kosala is correct this is Atlas moth but not Attacus atlas,
the moth we found in southern india & sri lanka is Attucus taprobanis
BTW great spotting Kanchana!
welcome to the community :-)

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KanchanaLakmal
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KanchanaLakmal

Pannala, North Western Province, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Jul 31, 2010
Submitted on Jan 12, 2013

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