Giant butterflies appear much in Soc Trang

Mr. Nguyen Van Can in My Thanh hamlet (Nhon My commune, Ke Sach district, Soc Trang province) said that in recent months, dozens of giant starter butterflies don't know where to fly to live and breed in his garden. .

>>>Close-up of butterflies named in the Vietnam Red Book

According to Mr. Can, butterflies belong to moths, local people are also called moths. Mr. Can affirmed: 'For a long time no star fruit butterflies appeared, partly due to the effects of agricultural chemicals or used on crops. In the 1980s (the 20th century), this country was very much butterfly! '.

Butterfly starter has a wingspan of 25-30cm.

Butterflies often choose where good fresh leaves plant eggs, butterfly eggs with round rice seeds, which look like star fruit buds. The eggs hatch into green caterpillars, big to the size of adult thumbs, and their backs are covered with white chalks.'Caterpillars eat only leaves and leaves no danger to people. The worm closes cocoons and hatches into butterflies within 2 months! ' - Mr. Can said.

Through the first step, we learned that the butterfly has the scientific name Attacus atlas, is one of three butterfly species named in the Vietnam Red Book (butterflies, long-tail butterflies, phoenix butterflies).

According to the Vietnam Red Book, the threat level for star fruit butter is classified as R (Rare: Rare, possibly endangered). This butterfly is recorded to be the largest in our country and in the world, with a wingspan of 25 - 30cm.