Atlas Moth
Attacus atlas
Photo: Nakatada Wachi / CC BY-NC 4.0 / iNaturalist
The Atlas moth is one of the largest moths in the world, with a wingspan of roughly 20 centimeters and wingtips patterned like snake heads. Adults have vestigial mouthparts and live off energy stored as caterpillars. In Japan it occurs on Yonaguni and neighboring islands, and both the species and its habitat on Mt. Urabu are Natural Monuments.
- Scientific name
- Attacus atlas
- Group
- Insects
- Prefectures
- Okinawa
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- Near ThreatenedMinistry of the Environment Red List 2020
- 日本語
- ヨナグニサン
- 简体中文
- 乌桕大蚕蛾
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The Atlas Moth is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Okinawa.
The Atlas Moth is listed as "Near Threatened" in the Ministry of the Environment Red List 2020 (listed as ヨナグニサン).
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