I have reared atlas moths. Posted by Pikes Peak 14115Edited by Pikes Peak 14115 on July 21, 2025, 11:58 pm
on July 21, 2025, 11:53 pm, in reply to "It wasn't that big... but not that small, either."
People aren't supposed to do that, but....
There are no blue butterflies in between size of Atlides and Morpho that could possibly occur in US. In fact there aren't that many anywhere. Not blue.
Atlas moths have appeared in the Pacific Northwest due to that exact practice, and they have naturalized.
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