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Atlas moth
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Female
Scientific classification
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Family:
Saturniidae
Genus:
Attacus
Species:
A. atlas
Binomial name
Attacus atlas
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Attacus atlas, better known as the atlas moth, is a large moth found in Southeast Asia. It has one of the largest wing surfaces of any moth in the world, and one of the longest wingspans.

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A human hand holding an atlas moth

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Mariposa atlas para niños

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