BELLEVUE, Wash.(KOMO) — The largest moth in the world was
found over in Bellevue, state officials are now working to find
out if it was alone or if there are more living there.

An atlas moth was found in Bellevue was reported to the
Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) on
July 7. Entomologists were able to identify it as an atlas
moth and sent it to the USDA, which also confirmed it on
July 27.

It’s believed to be the first detection of the moth in the U.S.