How Wide Is Atlas moth? 24 cm (9.45 in) Compared

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Atlas moth (24 cm) drawn to scale beside a smartphone (14.7 cm) and a bowling pin (38.1 cm) — Drawn to scale, from left to right: Smartphone (14.7 cm), Atlas moth (24 cm) and Bowling pin (38.1 cm).

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How big is that, really?

About 63% of the height of a bowling pin
About 1.6× the height of a smartphone
About 2.8× the length of a credit card
As wide as about 10 large coins side by side
About 14% of the height of an adult person

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Facts about Atlas moth

The atlas moth is one of the world’s largest moths by wingspan and has wing tips resembling snake heads.

Source: Natural History Museum, “Atlas moth”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Atlas moth”

Nature

Name	Size	Compared with Atlas moth
Venus flytrap	15 cm (5.91 in)	0.63×
Pygmy marmoset	15 cm (5.91 in)	0.63×
Common blue morpho	15 cm (5.91 in)	0.63×
Peacock mantis shrimp	18 cm (7.09 in)	0.75×
Fennec fox	20 cm (7.87 in)	0.83×
Axolotl	23 cm (9.06 in)	0.96×
Atlas moth	24 cm (9.45 in)	this page
Emperor tamarin	25 cm (9.84 in)	1×
Queen Alexandra's birdwing	28 cm (11 in)	1.2×
Goliath birdeater	28 cm (11 in)	1.2×

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