Mothra

Mothra (モスラ Mosura) is a kaiju who first appeared in Toho's 1961 film Mothra. Mothra has appeared in several Toho films, most often as a recurring character in the Godzilla franchise. The name "Mothra" is the suffixation of "-ra" to the English word "moth"; since the Japanese language does not have dental fricatives, it is approximated "Mosura" in Japanese. The “ra” suffix follows the precedent set by “Gojira”, which in turn is derived from kujira (鯨（クジラ), the Japanese word for “whale,” to indicate the character’s enormous size.