THE 



ATLAS MOTH. 



Generic Character, 



The Antennce or Horns fetaceous, decreafing in 



fize from the bafe to the point. 

 The Wings, when at reft, generally deflefted. 

 Flight, generally nofturnal. 



Specific Character. 



MOTH with fub-falcated Wings, varied with 

 different fhades of ferruginous and orange ; 

 with a large tranfparent fpot on each, and 

 a fmaller contiguous fpot on the upper 

 wings. Colour of both the furfaces nearly 

 the fame. 



The Moth figured in this plate is the largeft fpecies 

 of Phalaena, hitherto difcovered ; it muil be unne- 

 ceffary to add, that it is one of the moft beautiful. 

 Linnaeus, in the Syftema Naturae, calls it Specioliffima 

 Phalsenarum. It has been long known to naturalifts, 

 and has been figured by Madam Merian, amongft the 

 infedts of Surinam. The figure, however, which fhe 

 has given, does not by any means do juftice to the un- 

 common elegance of the infedt itfelf. The Caterpillar 

 from which this remarkable Moth is produced, is very 

 large, of a green colour, and furrounded by rings of yel- 

 low 



