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Close-up of a beautiful buttery on a leaf.

Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas) hatches and spreads its wings at butterfly atrium. The Atlas Moth is the second largest moth species in the world

$Atlas moth, photographed at the Montreal insectarium as part of the exhibition: \$

View from above. Beautiful Giant Atlas Moth is resting on the green plant.

Butterfly Silver-washed Fritillary. Female. Argynnis paphia.

Bracketed image - 48 shots - of a butterfly on a bare wall.

closeup shot of an adult beautiful atlas moth insects specimen, the largest moth, with its wings spread wide showing the snake head pattern while lying down isolated on a white floor background

Female attacus atlas moth open wings on hand

A closeup of orange Atlas moth butterfly on wooden branch

The world's largest moth is the Atlas moth.

$Sphinx pinastri, the pine hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in Palearctic realm and sometimes the Nearctic realm. This species has been found in Scotland but is usually found in England. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. \nThe larvae feed on Scots pine, Swiss pine, Siberian pine and Norway spruce. \nDescription:\nThe wings of Sphinx pinastri are grey with black dashes. The wingspan is 70–89 mm. The moth flies from April to August depending on the location. \nThe back of the thorax is grey with two dark bands around both sides. \nLife cycle:\nThe females lay their eggs in groups of two or three along pine or spruce needles (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Long Weekend in the South of Belgium in June 2019.$