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Atlas moth (Attacus atlas) latin dict size=21   common dict size=512
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Atlas moth (Attacus atlas)

Pl. 42 of "Natural history of the insects of China".
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[Donovan text of 1798 (ECCO TCP)]: Phalaena Atlas ,
[illustration caption and name in Westwood 1838 revised text]: Saturnia Atlas.

accepted name: Attacus atlas.

Date 1838
Source Natural history of the insects of China : the figures drawn from specimens of the insects / by E. Donovan. A New Edition with additional observations &c. by J. O. Westwood (new edition of "An epitome of the natural history of the insects of China" by E. Donovan, London 1798).
Biodiversity Heritage Library, http://biodiversitylibrary.org/item/82223
Author Edward Donovan (1768–1837)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Donovan_-_Insects_of_China,_1838_-_pl_42.jpg

Attacus atlas (Atlas moth) is a large saturniid moth found in the tropical and subtropical forests of Southeast Asia, and is common across the Malay archipelago. Atlas moths' wingspans are among the largest in the world, reaching over 25 cm. Females are appreciably larger and heavier than the males.

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