Its wingspan is also amongst the largest, varying from 25 to 30 cm (10 to 12 inches). Luke Brown, manager of the Museum's butterfly house, says, 'It is impossible not to be fascinated by the atlas moth. The female moth lays around 200 to 300 eggs at a time at the underside of leaves of consumable plants, each of which are about 2.5 mm large. Moth Myths: Moths are drab, brown and fly at night! Why? Around 25 million moth records from Butterfly Conservation's National Moth Recording Scheme and MothsIreland have been combined to produce this landmark publication – the first ever atlas of all macro-moths in Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. Unsuprisingly they are also one of… Originating from Asia, these moths have the biggest wing surface area of any known insect and are also among those with the largest wingspan. The females do not travel far from the substrate they are as caterpillars and pupated in their coccoon. A race to grow. This is due to its beauty, the detail on its wings, and its sheer size at every stage of its life cycle.' Life Cycle of the Atlas Moth & Caterpillar.

It flies in the day and is often mistaken for a swallowtail. The African Sunset moth (right) is one of the most colour- ful of all Lepidoptera. Life Cycle of the Blue Morpho Butterfly from Costa Rica. Atlas moths do not feed in the adult stage of their life cycle. A native of Southeast Asia, the Atlas Moth rivals any butterfly with its beauty and grandeur, and it’s time to show this insect the respect it deserves. Attacus atlas, known as the atlas moth, is one of the largest moth species on this planet, if not already the largest. Largest Moth Species. They are truly magnificent insects. The Atlas moth, Attacus atlas, is found in Southeast Asia and is one of the largest moth species in the world. (25cm).

The life cycle of moths undergoes through various stages to complete metamorphosis: Egg – A life of the moth starts as an egg. Life cycle: Mature: 1- 2 week: Atlas Moth. The African Sunset moth (right) is one of the most colour-ful of all Lepidoptera. Moth Myths: Moths are drab, brown and fly at night! Description: With 400 cm2 (65 square inches), the Atlas Moth has the largest wing surface area of all moths. Saturniidae. Adult atlas moths may be massive, but they do not feed at all after they have emerged from the cocoon. like this Atlas moth (right). All animals ... like this Atlas moth (right). It flies in There are nearly ten times as many moths as there are butterflies. A butterfly goes through four stages in its life. Larva – The larva or caterpillar hatches from an egg and eats leaves or flowers regularly after hatch. It takes about a fortnight for the insects to hatch out.