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Attacus taprobanicus
Arguably the largest moth in the world, this is a female atlas moth, shot in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai, India.
Mixed-deciduous forests.
Spotted on Sep 15, 2013
Submitted on Oct 13, 2013
7 Comments
So pretty!
This female is almost 27 cm big. But they do go bigger than this. Especially females are larger than males.
Beautiful spot!
Wow!!! that thing is huge!!!
Wow!!! How big do they get?
Bienvenido a ProjectNoah.
What a spectacular first spot. Welcome to Project Noah Shardulbajikar !