Coscinocera

Coscinocera
Coscinocera
Mounted male Coscinocera hercules
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Saturniinae
Genus: Coscinocera
Butler, 1879
Species

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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.

Species

  • Coscinocera amputata Niepelt 1936
  • Coscinocera anteus Bouvier 1928
  • Coscinocera brachyura Biedermann 1932
  • Coscinocera butleri Rothschild 1895
  • Coscinocera eurytheus Rothschild 1898
  • Coscinocera heraclides Joicey & Talbot 1916
  • Coscinocera hercules Miskin 1875
  • Coscinocera heros Rothschild 1899
  • Coscinocera joiceyi Bouvier 1927
  • Coscinocera omphale Butler 1879
  • Coscinocera rothschildi Le Moult 1933
  • Coscinocera titanus Niepelt 1916

References


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