Ratmosphere Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 Was very cool to witness this. Had the beer bottle to match! Love this species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKim Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 Is that really Attacus atlas? Seems somewhat small... minor female? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted June 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted June 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 There we go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliathus Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 Very impressive - one of my favorite moths! I'll always remember the first time I ever saw this species live, at a butterfly house. Hoping to also eventually see a live Coscinocera hercules; another giant, that combines the size of Attacus atlas with the long hindwing tails of Actias luna: Male - Female - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted June 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 Wow, I love that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliathus Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 On 6/26/2019 at 1:28 PM, Ratmosphere said: Wow, I love that! Argema mittrei (Madagascar Comet Moth) - that's another amazing giant saturniid with long tails - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted July 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2019 WOW! You really are fortunate to have access to these things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliathus Posted July 1, 2019 Report Share Posted July 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Ratmosphere said: WOW! You really are fortunate to have access to these things! Oh - I should have explained: I don't actually have these moths - those are just photos that I found through Google Images! - https://www.google.co.uk/search?biw=1024&bih=663&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=Xx8aXYLVEsfWtQa_soiYBw&q=Coscinocera+hercules&oq=Coscinocera+hercules&gs_l=img.3..0.1762.2158..2461...0.0..0.69.137.2......0....1..gws-wiz-img.Ednf3qILVWUhttps://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Argema+mittrei&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwie07i1_ZPjAhW6AZ0JHa8ODd0Q_AUIECgB&biw=1024&bih=663 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted July 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2019 Oh, lmfao. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Menagerie Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 Since it seems people are now just posting pictures of any large moth, here is my Argema mittrei specimen. I volunteer at a butterfly house, and I got to hold this one when it was alive. PS. If you are wondering why it is pinned to a tree and not it a case, then I should mention that I took this on April Fools Day to upload to iNaturalist. Sadly, no identifiers came across it before the end of the day, so I deleted the observation to prevent any confusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliathus Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 10 hours ago, The Mantis Menagerie said: Since it seems people are now just posting pictures of any large moth, here is my Argema mittrei specimen. I volunteer at a butterfly house, and I got to hold this one when it was alive. PS. If you are wondering why it is pinned to a tree and not it a case, then I should mention that I took this on April Fools Day to upload to iNaturalist. Sadly, no identifiers came across it before the end of the day, so I deleted the observation to prevent any confusion. Was that specimen raised from a larva in the US, or did it simply emerge from an imported cocoon? Just out of curiosity - if reared in the US, do you know what food plant was used? I've heard that in captivity, this species has been kept on Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), as well as Eucalyptus gunnii, Pistacia spp., Rhus spp., Mimosa spp., and even Toxicodendron pubescens (Poison Oak). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Menagerie Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 3 hours ago, Goliathus said: Was that specimen raised from a larva in the US, or did it simply emerge from an imported cocoon? Just out of curiosity - if reared in the US, do you know what food plant was used? I've heard that in captivity, this species has been kept on Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), as well as Eucalyptus gunnii, Pistacia spp., Rhus spp., Mimosa spp., and even Toxicodendron pubescens (Poison Oak). This was from an imported cocoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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