Found a giant butterfly in Vietnam

The wingspan of this butterfly can reach up to 30 cm, with a brilliant yellow color and fantasy patterns.

To Quang Vinh, who lives in Ho Chi Minh City, was surprised to catch a strange butterfly of a very large size. Butterfly wingspan is up to 24 cm long, many times more than ordinary butterflies.

The butterfly caught in Binh Thuan.Photo: To Quang Vinh .

The butterfly has a bright yellow color with soft patterns on the wings. It was discovered at Vinh's mother-in-law's house in Me Pu commune, Duc Linh district, Binh Thuan province, on a bonsai.

According to biodiversity researcher Phung My Trung, this is a starfish species, with the scientific name Attacus atlas. They are the largest moths in Vietnam and in the world.

A starter butterfly has a wingspan of nearly 30 cm.Photo: vncreatures.net

Butterfly butterflies are distributed throughout the mountainous regions and plains of Vietnam and are sometimes seen on the outskirts of major cities. The wingspan of an adult starter butterfly can reach 25-30 cm.

This giant butterfly is increasingly rare due to the changing environment, widespread spraying of pesticides as well as the hunt for collectors. In the Vietnam Red Book, butterflies are classified as threatening R levels (rare in nature).