Photograph by:
Charles T. and John R. Bryson, Bugwood.org
Latin name:
Attacus atlas
Native to:
Southeast Asia
Plant Association:
Caterpillars feast on a variety of plants including Citrus and Salix species. Adult moths do not have functioning mouthparts and so do not feed at all.
Interesting Fact:
Though not the largest Lepidoptera in the world (that award goes to the white witch moth {Thysania agrippina}), the Atlas moth comes in second with a recorded wingspan of 262 millimeters.