Review of the conservation status of the Atlas Moth, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Attacus wardi</Emphasis> Rothschild, 1910 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) from Australia |
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Authors: | M F Braby J Nielsen |
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Institution: | (1) Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, GPO Box 4646, Darwin, NT, 0801, Australia;(2) Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia;(3) Plant Division, Biosecurity Services Group, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, GPO Box 858, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia |
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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. |
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