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.
The genus contains Coscinocera hercules, the largest moth in Australia, and the insect with the largest wing surface area.Robert G. Foottit & Peter H. Adler. 2009. Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Rainier Flindt. 2006. Amazing Numbers in Biology. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Species Coscinocera amputata Niepelt, 1936 Coscinocera anteus Bouvier, 1927 Coscinocera brachyura Biedermann, 1932 Coscinocera butleri Rothschild, 1895 Coscinocera eurystheus 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
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External links Encyclopedia of Life