COSCINOCERA OF THE WORLD
Coscinocera hercules (f). Photo courtesy of Scott Smith.
P anteus Bouvier, 1928 Papua New Guinea
P aruensis Naumann and Loeffler, 2010 Aru Islands
P hercules (Miskin, 1875) Papua New Guinea and North Queensland, Australia
P jakli Naumann, 2009 Obi Island, Indonesia
P misoolensis Naumann, Nassig & Loeffler, 2017 Misool Island, West Papua, Indonesia
N niepelti Brechlin, 2004 Papua New Guinea, New Britain.
N omphale Butler, 1879 New Ireland, New Britain
P rothschildi Lemoult, 1933 Halmahera, Indonesia
P eurystheus Rothschild, 1898 Halmahera, Indonesia
Miskin first described hercules in 1875 or 76. Most, if not all, of the following names may be synonomous with hercules.
Attacus hercules Miskin, 1876
Coscinocera omphale Butler, 1879
Coscinocera butleri Rothschild, 1895, Papua New Guinea
Coscinocera eurystheus Rothschild, 1898
Coscinocera heros Rothschild, 1899
Coscinocera heraclides Joicey & Talbot, 1916
Coscinocera titanus Niepelt, 1916
Coscinocera joiceyi Bouvier, 1927
Coscinocera buttleri Bouvier, 1927
Coscinocera brachyura Biedermann, 1932
Coscinocera rothschildi Le Moult, 1933
Coscinocera brachyura Bouvier, 1936
Coscinocera amputata Niepelt, 1936
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