Hercules Moth

Coscinocera hercules

The Hercules Moth is a moth of the Saturniidae family, endemic to New Guinea and northern Australia. It has a wingspan of ca. 27 cm, making it the largest moth found in Australia, and its wings have the largest documented surface area of any living insect.
Coscinocera hercules The biggest caterpillar I ever saw and apparently just the biggest caterpillar, Coscinocera hercules. I found it in Kutini-Payamu National Park ( Iron Range ) in Australia while I was looking for the green python. Australia,Coscinocera hercules,Fall,Geotagged,Hercules Moth

Food

The larvae feed on ''Polyscias elegans'', ''Glochidion ferdinandi'', ''Dysoxylum muelleri'', Black Cherry, ''Timonius rumphii'', but also eat other plants in captivity.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilySaturniidae
GenusCoscinocera
SpeciesC. hercules
Photographed in
Australia
Papua New Guinea