Adult atlas moths may be massive, but they do not feed at all after they have emerged from the cocoon. The proboscis, which other butterflies and moths use to drink nectar, is tiny and does not work.

He showed us some cocoons that were nearly ready to hatch, and Mark Payne-Gill, our cameraman who had a deep love for atlas moths in common with Mr. Matsumoto set up his camera to try and film the ...

Characteristic cocoon with final instar larva and pupa of the alpine rose leaf-miner moth on Rhododendron ferrugineum in Ardez, Graubünden, Switzerland. Alpine rose leaf-miner moth adults resting ...