The Library — moth RSS

Alcides orontes is a day flying moth whose dark wings flash blue and green as the viewing angle changes. Explore its structural colour, island distribution and place among the colourful Uraniidae.

The atlas moth is among the world’s largest moths, but its scale is only part of what makes it remarkable. Explore its transparent wing windows, brief adult life, feathered antennae and peculiar snake like wing tips.