Southern Atlas moth, Epiphora bauhiniae, Saturniidae
Found in sub-Saharan Africa
Photo 1 by aidworker, 2 by maggie4z, 3 by congonaturalist, and 4 by antshrike69
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I know a lot of people like to use moths in wc art to resemble eyes and such but I thought hm. moth wings also could look like ears so I did both
alternate mothless version under cut bc you know I had to keep her scars <3
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blooming witch hazel and st johns wort - and a couple of pals. a snippet from the upcoming moth collection!
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[ID: a symmetrical illustration of a red, orange, and yellow moth with colorful patterned wings. It is on a mottled blue and green background with stylized leaves. End.]
Atlas moth. After their metamorphosis, the adult moths have no functional mouthparts - they search for a mate, lay their eggs, and die within around two weeks.
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Atlas Moth the largest moth in the world
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I woke up in the middle of the night and there was an atlas moth on my ceiling.
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Moth Of The Day #100
Atlas Moth
Attacus atlas
From the saturniidae family. Their wingspan can reach up to 24 cm, and they have a surface area of about 160 cm2, being the largest moth to have been recorded. They tend to inhabit dry tropical forests and shrublands. They can be found across south, east and southeast Asia.
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Atlas Moth for the 20th prompt! So regal and impressive, that wingspan!
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Lesser Atlas Moth (Samia cf. wangi, Saturniidae)
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More Gabriel bugposting! 1st is based on a green dragontail butterfly, 2nd is an atlas moth, 3rd one was kind of a warm up. I might make more of these :]
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Your Nightmares are reaching a dangerous level.
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