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Atlas Moth
Attacus atlas
Least Concern insect
Measurements
Shoulder Height
4 cm
2"
Body Length
4 cm
2"
Weight
25 g
1 oz
Wingspan
25 cm
10"
About Atlas Moth
The Atlas moth is one of the largest moths in the world with a wingspan of 25cm. Found in Southeast Asian forests, adult Atlas moths have no mouths and cannot eat.
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Saturniidae
- Genus
- Attacus
Ecology
- Diet
- herbivore
- Habitat
- forest
- Continent
- Asia
Fun Fact
Adult Atlas moths have no functioning mouths and live off fat reserves from their caterpillar stage, surviving only 1-2 weeks.