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- Title
Review of the conservation status of the Atlas Moth, Attacus wardi Rothschild, 1910 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) from Australia.
- Authors
Braby, M. F.; Nielsen, J.
- Abstract
The conservation status of Attacus wardi, a large iconic moth endemic to north-western Australia, is reviewed based on new data. Available evidence on the spatial distribution, critical habitat and threatening processes suggests the species qualifies as threatened according to IUCN Red List Criteria, and that its conservation status nationally should be revised from Endangered to Vulnerable. The species depends on relatively large patches of wet and dry coastal tropical monsoon forest, and it has the potential to be an important flagship species for the conservation of these ecological communities. Further studies are needed to determine minimum patch size and spatial connectivity among patches to support viable populations of the moth.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; ATTACUS; ENDANGERED species; RARE moths; INTERNATIONAL Union for Conservation of Nature &; Natural Resources; TROPICAL dry forests
- Publication
Journal of Insect Conservation, 2011, Vol 15, Issue 4, p603
- ISSN
1366-638X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10841-011-9402-y