Attacus atlas (Linnaeus, 1758)

Spitsyn, Vitaly M., Kondakov, Alexander V., Bovykina, Galina V., Okulova, Anastasia I. & Spitsyna, Elizaveta A., 2025, The Brahmaeidae and Saturniidae of Laos (Lepidoptera), Ecologica Montenegrina 84, pp. 108-152 : 111

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.84.10
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16960528
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scientific name	Attacus atlas (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Attacus atlas (Linnaeus, 1758) View in CoL

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Material examined. LAOS: Champasak Province, Wopakok Hotel , dry monsoon forest and agricultural landscapes, 14°59'59"N, 105°51'28"E, 04– 06.12.2022, E. Spitsyna & V. Spitsyn leg. – 1♂ GoogleMaps ; Champasak Province, dry monsoon forest, 14°36'26"N, 105°53'55"E, 18– 21.12.2022, E. Spitsyna & V. Spitsyn leg. – 4♂ GoogleMaps ; Sekong Province, Lamam town , dry monsoon forest, 15°21'39"N, 106°42'45"E, 25– 27.12.2022, E. Spitsyna & V. Spitsyn leg. – 2♂ GoogleMaps ; Bolaven Plateau, Champasak Province, Paksong town , mountain tropical forest and pine plantations, 15°10'54"N, 106°14'25"E, 16– 17.12.2022, E. Spitsyna & V. Spitsyn leg. – 1♂ GoogleMaps ; Phongsaly Province, mountain tropical forest, 21°37'18"N, 101°57'06"E, 03– 04.08.2024, V. Spitsyn & E. Spitsyna leg. – 1♂ GoogleMaps ; the same locality and collectors, 12– 13.08.2024 – 2♂ GoogleMaps .

Distribution in Laos. Luang Namtha Province, Vientiane Province ( Brosch et al. 1999), Luang Prabang Province ( Racheli et al. 2008; Kishida et al. 2020), Boli Kham Xai Province ( Racheli & Racheli 2006), Xieng Khouang Province ( Kishida et al. 2020), Phongsaly Province, Champasak Province, and Sekong Province (this study).

Reference COI barcode sequences. GenBank acc. no. PV069528, PV069529.

Remark. The first records from Phongsaly, Champasak, and Sekong provinces.