Brahmaea japonica
Encyclopedia
The Japanese Owl Moth is a species of moth
of the Brahmaeidae
family. It is found in Japan
.
The wingspan
is 80-115 mm.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Brahmaeidae
Brahmaeidae
Brahmaeidae is a family of insects in the Lepidoptera order, commonly known as brahmin moths.-Genera:*Acanthobrahmaea*Brachygnatha*Brahmaea*Brahmidia*Calliprogonos*Dactyloceras*Spiramiopsis-References:*...
family. It is found in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 80-115 mm.