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Attacus atlas
Atlas Moth larges moth on earth
Tropical and subtropical forests
Normaly found in of Southeast Asia, and common across the Malay archipelago We found this one flying in Costa Rica!
First I would like to say We in Costa Rica.... do not have "Atlas Moth"/ "Attacus Atlas".....Could this be a Rothschildia cincta...? bayucca?
I would be nice if fhtenbolscher change the ID for the correct one....I posted a Rothschildia triloba and people is telling me is an "Atlas Moth" ,Attacus atlas....And this is a Costa Rican Club....?????
I guess that Caño Negro is lowland area so it is not Orizaba and neither Lebeau and Aurota (which is not in Costa Rica, but South America). Usually you need a real expert for IDing Saturniidae. Since I am not really one, I am a little bit on the edge ;-)..., but I think it is OK with Triloba.
I agree that it is one of the Rothschildia moths. Unsure which. I was leaning towards one of the Rothschildia aurota.
http://www.insectlifeforms.com/SubFamili...
The Atlas moth is actually an Asian species but I found another photo online of a Costa Rican specimen http://www.realtravelmag.com/photos/show...
Impressive! It's actually a moth from the family saturniidae. The closest I could find was Cincta rothschildia so I think it is a close relative -http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Rothschildia-cincta
Spotted on Jul 28, 2011
Submitted on Sep 28, 2011
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