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14 Jan 2011
I spotted this spectacular beauty, rushed(drove) home to get my camera and rushed(again) back to the very same place where my father spotted it.:heat: Not only that, it was the first Atlas Moth that I've seen and it was at night!;P :gbounce:
Atlas Moth(female)
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...012upload6.jpg
Cheers:cheers:
PS: How common is the AM?
Brian, the atlas moth is truly a beauty.:cheers:
You have to be careful because there are so many species that look alike. I am not sure how many we have here.:)
This is a female, the antennae are more filiform than the male.
Nice shot btw, u must've been very excited.:grin2:
Great find, Brian. These are beautiful creatures and so big! I have only seen one on a misty night at Fraser's Hill in May, 2010.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...sAtlasMoth.jpg
There is a large saturniid in the tropical north of Australia and it is known as a Hercules Moth (Coscinocera hercules). It is big but not as large as the Atlas Moth. I've seen it a few times near Mission Beach. Here is a scan of a really old slide (early '90s) of one that my kids and I found below a light on a dock one morning before heading out to the Great Barrier Reef.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...rahercules.jpg
Regards,
Thanks Jonathan!Quote:
Originally Posted by Banded Yeoman
Thanks Aaron!:cheers: Btw, whats the filiform? Cant find it in the dictionary.:hmmm:Quote:
Originally Posted by atronox
Thanks Uncle David!Quote:
Originally Posted by moloch
Hi, Brian, the word filiform means "threadlike" or likewise...according to dictionary.com
Thanks a lot, Aaron!:cheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by atronox