Atlas Moth by Jay-el-Jay

Photography • Insects • posted on May 19, 2008

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Description

The Atlas is nocturnal and has a wingspan of about 12 inches.

Comments (26)

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uk601

4:53PM | Mon, 19 May 2008

ohhhh wowwwwwwwwwwww.... never seen a butterfly like this. fantastic shot

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jocko500

5:41PM | Mon, 19 May 2008

that big for sure. cool shot

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RobyHermida

5:57PM | Mon, 19 May 2008

NICE ! Roby ;O)

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magnus073

7:04PM | Mon, 19 May 2008

I have never seen one before Jim, it is amazing and so large. Excellent capture

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shahlaa

7:34PM | Mon, 19 May 2008

That moth is huge!!!!! I sure hope none fly around here in California....LOL....there would be one crazed red head running in the other direction for sure! Excellent capture!

lil_t

8:44PM | Mon, 19 May 2008

Oh my, is this for real? WOW! Very BIG and colorful!!

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Aioros

9:54PM | Mon, 19 May 2008

Brilliant shot my friend

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barbdennist

12:42AM | Tue, 20 May 2008

I was able to see these in person once at a Butterfly Garden and I was so impressed. They are so large and so beautiful. Great picture.

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Hendesse

1:52AM | Tue, 20 May 2008

What a big butterfly, looks incredible. Superb shot, looks very interesting!

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ledwolorz

2:36AM | Tue, 20 May 2008

Superb shot.

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ragouc

6:01AM | Tue, 20 May 2008

Good shot. Well done.

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durleybeachbum

6:47AM | Tue, 20 May 2008

Beautiful.

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furuta

8:05AM | Tue, 20 May 2008

Wow... big moth!! amazing capture. excellent!!

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KarmaSong

10:16AM | Tue, 20 May 2008

Amazing capture, a truly stupendous moth. Brilliant!

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NightGallery

10:23AM | Tue, 20 May 2008

12 inches!!!!!?? That is HUGE! Could grab a mouse and fly off with it. LOL. Great shot of a giant moth.

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carlx

11:24AM | Tue, 20 May 2008

Amazing colors and butterfly!!!

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mickuk50

2:54PM | Tue, 20 May 2008

this is a biggy .never actually seen one of these before .i thought moths were only small :o)..excellent shot mick

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timtripp

4:20PM | Tue, 20 May 2008

wow!

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Richardphotos

5:55PM | Tue, 20 May 2008

I have never seen in person.very beautiful moth

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NekhbetSun

7:34AM | Wed, 21 May 2008

Holey Moley ! that's a big one ! great shot Jim ~ H u g s

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skyla824

11:49AM | Wed, 21 May 2008

outstanding macro work

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StrontiumBitch

9:12PM | Thu, 22 May 2008

What a spectacular creature! Is it active during the daytime? The green on its wing seems to be a good match for the tree and the brown is like autumn leaves. Isn't it amazing what nature turns out in time?

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LBJ2

12:20PM | Tue, 27 May 2008

Geezuz he is big :) Great photo Jim. But he is extremely beautiful. Amazing work by mother nature. I had no idea the could get this big. Butterflies in Denmark where i am from, is about 1.5 inch at max ;) I think this big dude could even scare me.

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