HOME | DD

PatGoltz — Atlas Moth

Published: 2009-07-06 09:08:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 728; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 32
Redirect to original
Description I never, ever imagined I would get to photograph the Atlas moth! But thanks to the Tucson Botanical Gardens, which brought in a bunch of tropical butterfies and moths (some of which I show in the next few images), into their tropical greenhouse, I was able to get THIS CLOSE to one! Notice the four eggs below the body of the moth, between the wings. Atticus atlas.

I have more photos where these came from, but this is all the time I have tonight.
Related content

PatGoltz - Malachite

PatGoltz - Rufous Hummingbird

PatGoltz - Gorgeous Slipper Orchid

PatGoltz - Isabella's Heliconian

PatGoltz - Broad-billed Hummingbird 2

PatGoltz - Female Cruiser

PatGoltz - Slipperless Orchids [🤖]

PatGoltz - African Moon Moth

PatGoltz - Great Mormon

Dieffi - pavonine

phalalcrocorax - And...

1 - FX30 1135 1133

Cesitlie95 - Atlas Moth. - Stock

yurizemira - Aircraft Carrier of Insects

Witoldhippie - Attacus atlas

BlaideBlack - Giant Butterfly

FROdominatrix - Zoo butterfly5

UffdaGreg - Hyalophora Cecropia Moth

TheSleepyRabbit - Wingspan

3whiteroses - Atlas Moth

BEllebasi - Papillon cobra
Comments: 3

Zal-The-Story-Teller [2009-08-18 00:42:39 +0000 UTC]

That is one trippy buttefly!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

AmongTheFirst [2009-07-06 22:42:02 +0000 UTC]

I've one of these guys before at the Victoria Butterfly Garden. The Atlas is the biggest in the world

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

drskytower [2009-07-06 10:02:32 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is beautiful! This moth looks enormous... the leaves look small next to it! I love the colours, beautiful contrast against the green leaves.

👍: 0 ⏩: 0