Species
Atlas Moth
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilySaturniidae
Observations3,893
皇蛾（學名：Attacus atlas）是鱗翅目天蠶蛾科屬下的一種蛾，以體型巨大著名。皇蛾通常出沒於熱帶及亞熱帶地區的森林，主要分佈在臺灣、東南亞、中國南部、馬來群島、泰國以至印度尼西亞。在印度，當地居民有飼養皇蛾的習慣，主要目的在於抽取牠們的蠶絲，不過這個習慣並非基於商業因素。在臺灣，皇蛾的繭也被用作製造袋子的材料。
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Attacus atlas, the Atlas moth, is a large saturniid moth endemic to the forests of Asia. The species was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.
The Atlas moth is one of the largest lepidopterans, with a wingspan often measuring from 250mm to 300mm. and a wing surface area of about 160 cm (25 in). It is only surpassed in wingspan by the white witch (Thysania agrippina) and Attacus caesar, and in wing surface area by the Hercules moth (Coscinocera hercules). As in most silk moths, females are noticeably larger and heavier than males, while males have broader antennae.