Animal Pictures Archive
Animal Photo Album

New Photos Animal News Animal Sounds Animal Movies Upload Photo Copyright Korean
Funny Animal Photos Monsters in Animalia Wiki Articles   Fun Facts about Animals Links Home Mobile A.P.A.
Delete Modify    
Atlas moth (Attacus atlas), veined swordtail (Graphium leonidas) latin dict size=235   common dict size=512
Image Info Original File Name: Cramer&Stoll-uitlandsche_kapellen_vol._1-_plate_009.jpg Resolution: 2452x3273 File Size: 2342935 Bytes Upload Time: 2017:03:20 11:03:05
Author Name (E-mail): Wiki Photos (---@---.---)
Subject Atlas moth (Attacus atlas), veined swordtail (Graphium leonidas)

Atlas moth (Attacus atlas), veined swordtail (Graphium leonidas); DISPLAY FULL IMAGE.
Email : E-Card | Poster | Web Master    Delete   Edit Info   Admin

Description
Atlas moth (Attacus atlas), veined swordtail (Graphium leonidas)

Plate IX
A "(Phalaena) Atlas" ( = Attacus atlas )
B, C: "(Papilio) Similis" ( = Graphium leonidas )
Date 1779
Source "De uitlandsche kapellen: voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America = Papillons exotiques des trois parties du monde, l'Asie, l'Afrique et l'Amérique"
Biodiversity Heritage Library, http://biodiversitylibrary.org/title/43777
Author Pieter Cramer (1721 - 1776) and Caspar Stoll (between 1725 and 1730 - 1791)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cramer%26Stoll-uitlandsche_kapellen_vol._1-_plate_009.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.

Graphium leonidas, the veined swordtail, veined swallowtail or common graphium, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae, found in Sub-Saharan Africa. The wingspan is 75–80 mm in males and 75–85 mm in females. Has continuous broods, peaking from October to April.

Copyright Info AnimmalPicturesArchive.com does not have the copyright for this image. This photograph or artwork is copyright by the photographer or the original artist. If you are to use this photograph, please contact the copyright owner or the poster.

Search Major Animal Websites
Misidentified?
Need further identification?
Any comment?
Leave your message here.
Name :    PASSWORD :
Email :
 
Search
Back List Upload Home Korean
CopyLeft © since 1995, Animal Pictures Archive. All rights may be reserved.
Powered by KRISTAL IRMS

Stats