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Coscinocera

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Saturniinae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Saturniidae

Scientific name
  
Coscinocera

Higher classification
  
Saturniinae

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

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Similar
  
Coscinocera hercules, Butterflies and moths, Insect, Royal moths, Opodiphthera

Coscinocera hercules x attacus atlas hybrid larvae


Coscinocera is a genus of large moths from the Saturniidae family, that are found in Australasia.

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The genus contains Coscinocera hercules, the largest moth in Australia, and the insect with the largest wing surface area.

hercules moth coscinocera hercules


Species

  • Coscinocera anteus Bouvier, 1927
  • Coscinocera hercules (Miskin, 1876)
  • Coscinocera omphale Butler, 1879
  • Coscinocera rothschildi Le Moult, 1933
  • References

    Coscinocera Wikipedia