THE ATLAS. MOTH. —This handsome Atlas moth has a wing span of 8½ in, and is coloured in beautiful shades of brown, veined with silver. They grow as big as 13in from wing-tip to wing-tip, and are’natives of Northern India. They have, however, been bred in New Zealand under special artificial conditions. High prices are paid for perfect specimens.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18961, 11 March 1936, Page 14
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59THE ATLAS. MOTH.—This handsome Atlas moth has a wing span of 8½in, and is coloured in beautiful shades of brown, veined with silver. They grow as big as 13in from wing-tip to wing-tip, and are’natives of Northern India. They have, however, been bred in New Zealand under special artificial conditions. High prices are paid for perfect specimens. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18961, 11 March 1936, Page 14
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