Coscinocera

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.

Coscinocera
Mounted male Coscinocera hercules
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Saturniidae
Subfamily:
Saturniinae
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 eurytheus 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

References
  1. Robert G. Foottit & Peter H. Adler. 2009. Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-405-15142-9
  2. Rainier Flindt. 2006. Amazing Numbers in Biology. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. ISBN 3-540-30146-1
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