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  Atlas Moth

 

Thailand has many species of nocturnal butterflies, including this large male Atlas Moth.

 

It is also known as the snake headed moth due to the crude resemblances to snakes heads on the wing tips, that are thought to ward off potential predators.

 

  Atlas Moth

       

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