Coscinocera
Genus of moths
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Coscinocera is a genus of large moths from the family Saturniidae, that are found in Australasia. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879.
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| Mounted male Coscinocera hercules | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Tribe: | Attacini |
| Genus: | Coscinocera Butler, 1879 |
The genus contains Coscinocera hercules, the largest moth in Australia, and the insect with the largest wing surface area.[1][2]
Species
- Coscinocera amputata Niepelt, 1936
- Coscinocera anteus Bouvier, 1927
- Coscinocera brachyura Biedermann, 1932
- Coscinocera butleri Rothschild, 1895
- Coscinocera eurystheus Rothschild, 1898
- Coscinocera heraclides Joicey & Talbot, 1916
- Coscinocera hercules (Miskin, 1876)
- Coscinocera heros Rothschild, 1899
- Coscinocera joiceyi Bouvier, 1927
- Coscinocera omphale Butler, 1879
- Coscinocera rothschildi Le Moult, 1933
- Coscinocera titanus Niepelt, 1916
