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Prefectural Natural Monument
Insects
Atlas Moth
Attacus atlas
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
- 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.
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