atlas moth: giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk
whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
hyacinth bean: perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos