World's largest moth ...


	World's largest moth ...
hitchhiker08
4-1-2008 4:36 AM
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moth, insects, entomology, s.e.asia, atlas moth, atlacus atlas, malay archipalego
hitchhiker08 says:
...& i can safely say, also the most beautiful! Guess it derived its name from Charles Atlas?!
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