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Coscinocera
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.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Hercules Moth
speciesCoscinocera hercules
Coscinocera anteus
speciesCoscinocera anteus
Coscinocera eurystheus
speciesCoscinocera eurystheus
Coscinocera niepelti
speciesCoscinocera niepelti
Coscinocera rothschildi
speciesCoscinocera rothschildi
Coscinocera jakli
speciesCoscinocera jakli
Coscinocera aruensis
speciesCoscinocera aruensis
Coscinocera omphale
speciesCoscinocera omphale
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 201922.