''Coscinocera'' is a
genus
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of large moths from the
family
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Saturniidae, that are found in
Australasia
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. The genus was erected by
Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879.
The genus contains ''
Coscinocera hercules'', the largest moth in
Australia
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, and the insect with the largest wing surface area.
[Rainier Flindt. 2006. Amazing Numbers in Biology. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. ]
Species
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Coscinocera amputata''
Niepelt, 1936
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Coscinocera anteus''
Bouvier, 1927
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Coscinocera brachyura''
Biedermann, 1932
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Coscinocera butleri''
Rothschild, 1895
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Coscinocera eurytheus''
Rothschild, 1898
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Coscinocera heraclides''
Joicey & Talbot, 1916
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Coscinocera hercules''
(Miskin, 1876)
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Coscinocera heros''
Rothschild, 1899
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Coscinocera joiceyi''
Bouvier, 1927
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Coscinocera omphale''
Butler, 1879
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Coscinocera rothschildi''
Le Moult, 1933
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Coscinocera titanus''
Niepelt, 1916
References
Encyclopedia of Life
Saturniidae
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