Mothra (MonsterVerse)

"From erased Nazca lines to the hidden Temple of the Moth, the name “Mothra” is woven throughout the most secret mythologies of our planet. The folklore and fairy tales tell of a winged creature of blinding light, an angel of the clouds whose god-like luminescence has the power to shatter the sky."

- Monarch Sciences description

The Mothra モスラ (Mosura) of the MonsterVerse, also dubbed Titanus Mosura is a created by Legendary Pictures that will appear in Legendary's upcoming 2019 film, Godzilla: King of the Monsters.

Name
The name "Titanus Mosura" comes from the Latin term "Titanus", meaning Titan, with "Mosura" being a Japanese translation of Mothra.

Appearance
Mothra's silhouette on the cave paintings implies that she has greater resemblance to an actual lepidopteran than her previous incarnations. The temple carving implies that her wing patterns will be different but will still possess the circles on the larger wings.

Portrayal
The portrayal of the MonsterVerse Mothra is undefined.

Roar
Mothra's roar is undefined.

Personality
Mothra appears to be more friendly towards humanity than her fellow kaiju, as all ancient pictograms show humans worshiping Mothra as a guardian angel goddess.

Origins
Mothra's origin is undefined; however, given how she is shown in a cave painting, it is highly possible she, like Godzilla and Kong, is a prehistoric superspecies. In the Monarch timeline entries posted in 2017, it's noted that Mothra was seemingly discovered in the Temple of the Moth in the rainforest of China's Yunnan province.

Godzilla
Mothra appeared as an easter egg in Godzilla, with her name appearing on an old aquarium that the Brody family owned before the meltdown at Janjira. The aquarium is only seen when Ford and Joe enter their former home.

Kong: Skull Island
Mothra appears in the post-credit scene, along with Godzilla, Rodan, and Ghidorah, in the form of cave-paintings. Unlike the paintings of Ghidorah and Rodan, Mothra and Godzilla are colored white but Mothra is surrounded by worshipers.

2009
In 2009, a team led by Monarch scientist Dr. Emma Russell followed a strange bio-acoustic signature to a previously undiscovered megalithic temple in the high-altitude jungles of China's Yunnan province. A giant cocoon was found within the temple, with a rapid heartbeat detected inside.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Mothra is confirmed to appear in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, along with Godzilla, Rodan, and Ghidorah, on May 31, 2019.

Bioluminescence
Mothra's thorax is capable of emitting beta-wave bioluminescence that can be projected through the patterns of her wings and weaponized as blinding 'god rays' with the power to shatter the sky.

Flight
Mothra's gigantic wings allow her to fly across the sky at great speed.

Trivia

 * The reveal image for Mothra reads "Terrasearch #63061: Yucca Province". June 30, 1961 (6-30-61) was the date the original Mothra film released. However, Yucca is a typo as it's supposed to be "Yunnan", and there is no such place as the Yucca Province.
 * Based on the fact that the Nazca Lines are mentioned in Monarch Sciences' description of Mothra, it can be assumed that she has some ties to Nazca culture.
 * As seen on the Monarch Sciences website, Monarch Outpost 61, where Mothra is located, homages 1961, the year Mothra premiered.

List of appearances

 * Kong: Skull Island
 * Godzilla: King of the Monsters

In other languages
Mothra's name remains the same across many languages employing the Latin alphabet.
 * Bulgarian, Serbian and Russian: Мотра
 * Chinese: 魔斯拉 (Mó sī lā)
 * Italian: Watang, Mattra, Pulluk
 * Yiddish: מאָטהראַ