''Coscinocera'' is a genus of large moths from the family (biology), 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.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

References

External links

Encyclopedia of Life
Saturniidae Bombycoidea genera Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler {{Saturniidae-stub