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Pictured above is a female Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas) resting on the food
plant (Schefflera octophylla) of the larva of this species. These magnificent
insects, which are fairly common in Hong Kong, are among the largest moths
in the world, the females frequently having a wing-span of about nine inches.