- Coscinocera hercules
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Coscinocera hercules 
Mounted male Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Saturniidae Genus: Coscinocera Species: C. hercules Binomial name Coscinocera hercules
Miskin, 1876The Hercules Moth (Coscinocera hercules) is a moth of the Saturniidae family, endemic to New Guinea and northern Australia.
It has a wingspan of ca. 27 cm it is the largest moth found in Australia, and one of the largest in the world.
The larvae feed on Polyscias elegans, Glochidion ferdinandi, Dysoxylum muelleri, Black Cherry, Timonius rumphii, but also eat other plants in captivity.
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