Coscinocera
| Coscinocera | |
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| Mounted male Coscinocera hercules | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Subfamily: | Saturniinae |
| Genus: | Coscinocera Butler, 1879 |
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Coscinocera is a genus of large moths from the Saturniidae family, that are found in Australasia.
The genus contains Coscinocera hercules, the largest moth in Australia, and the insect with the largest wing surface area.[1][2]
Species
- Coscinocera anteus Bouvier, 1927
- Coscinocera hercules (Miskin, 1876)
- Coscinocera omphale Butler, 1879
- Coscinocera rothschildi Le Moult, 1933
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