Mothra facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mothra
Godzilla film series character
First appearance	Mothra (1961)
Last appearance	Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
Created by	Takehiko Fukunaga, Shinichiro Nakamura, Yoshie Hotta
Information
Species	Divine Moth
Gender	Female
Family	Shobijin (Priestesses) Battra (Brother) Mothra Leo (Son in Rebirth of Mothra)

Mothra is a kaiju, a type of fictional monster who first appeared in the book series The Luminous Fairies and Mothra by Takehiko Fukunaga, Shinichiro Nakamura, and Yoshie Hotta. The first movie it appeared in was Mothra.

Movie appearances

• Mothra (1961)
• Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
• Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966)
• Destroy All Monsters (1968)
• Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) (stock footage)
• Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
• Monster Planet Of Godzilla (1994)
• Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla (1994; also as "Fairy Mothra")
• Rebirth of Mothra (1996; also as "Mothra Leo")
• Godzilla Island (1997)
• Rebirth of Mothra II (1997; as "Mothra Leo", "Rainbow Mothra", and "Aqua Mothra")
• Rebirth of Mothra III (1998; as "Rainbow Mothra", "Light Speed Mothra", "Armor Mothra", and "Eternal Mothra")
• Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
• Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) (stock footage)
• Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
• Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)

Images for kids

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  Mothra attacks New Kirk City (a stand-in for New York) in the original film.

See also

In Spanish: Mothra para niños