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Attacus atlas
Atlas moths (Attacus atlas) are considered the largest moths in the world in terms of total wing surface area, wingspan reaching over 25 cm. I think this is a female, females are larger and heavier.
Highland tropical forest of Kinabalu park, Kundasang, Sabah, Malaysia.
I can't get a close photograph because it was resting high up under a hut's roof. >>>Map accuracy : 50m diameter.
Spotted on Dec 16, 2009
Submitted on Dec 24, 2011
15 Comments
Thanks Dan. You can spot lots of them in Kinabalu National Park.
I wish I had your camera stand back then, so that I could lift the camera up high enough to get a good shot of it :-)
Awesome spot Chun!
Yes, they are as large as a small bird.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ab3LtWIW_g/TE...
Does this one have a wingspan of 25cm??? (I think it would scare me, it's the size of a bird!!!)
Thank you KatCuff and MayraSpringmann
Fantastic! Wonderful colours!!
Very nice!
My thanks to everyone.
Beautiful photo and find!
Wow! Awesome beauty!
beautiful one. :)
Nice colours.
Thanks Randall Lee & KarenL for the comments.
Gorgeous!
your picture of the moth really brought out the myriad of brown colorations that it has...great one, Chung...thx for sharing!