Butterflies and moths
The elegant moon moth (Actias maenas), with the longest and most graceful of tails.
Malaysia hosts a diverse assemblage of butterflies and moths, exhibiting a wide variety of habits and lifestyles. They include what many consider the world's most beautiful butterfly, Rajah Brooke's birdwing (Troides (Trogonoptera) brookiana), and the world's largest moth, the atlas moth (Attacus atlas).
- Information in the full article includes
- Lepidoptera
- Differences between butterflies and moths
- The diversity of species in Malaysia
- Distribution
- The species of Mount Kinabalu
- Sexual dimorphism
- Mimicry and camouflage
- Migration
- Man-nature connections