It turned out to be a giant bug – the Aellopos titan species also known as the Titan Sphinx Moth. “It flew exactly like a hummingbird,” Martin told The News & Observer.

It turned out to be a giant bug – the Aellopos titan species also known as the Titan Sphinx Moth. “It flew exactly like a hummingbird,” Martin told The News & Observer.

Moths are considered a pest in U.S. Residents are encouraged to photograph, collect and report atlas moths if they are seen. Atlas moths are named after the Atlas, the Titan in Greek mythology, a ...

Found in India and Southeast Asia, the Atlas Moth is one of the biggest moths in the world. Its wings can spread up to 30 cm wide, and the patterns on them look like snake heads– a clever way to ...

Native to China, India, Malaysia and Indonesia, the moth shares a name with Atlas, the Titan god of Greek mythology. Atlas was burdened with the task of holding up the heavens for all eternity, ...

It turned out to be a giant bug – the Aellopos titan species also known as the Titan Sphinx Moth. “It flew exactly like a hummingbird,” Martin told The News & Observer.

Rangers at Riverbend Park near Conover in Catawba County North Carolina discover what looked like a hummingbird was actually an Aellopos ‘Titan Sphinx.’ The giant moth was documented in NC for ...