After returning home to the Sunshine Coast from a recent exchange in Hong Kong, I was surprised to see some species of insects that I saw in Asia on display at the museum. However, one species I never saw in Asia is the Atlas moth, a moth with a wingspan that has been known to reach over 10 inches!
Check out this ginormous insect in action below, and drop by the museum this summer to see the multiple Atlas moths in our collection, along with our well over four hundred specimens of butterflies, moths and beetles from around the world!
The initially aesthetically alarming yet fragile Atlas Moth lives in subtropical forests in South East Asia. They do not feed in their adult form, living 1-2 weeks solely off the fat reserves they build up as catterpillars.
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