Attacus
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| Attacus | |
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| An Atlas moth | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Attacus Linnaeus, 1767 |
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Attacus is a genus of moths in the Saturniidae family.
The genus contains the Atlas moth (Attacus atlas), the largest moth in the world.
[edit] Species
- Attacus atlas (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Attacus aurantiacus Rothschild, 1895 (Kai Archipelago)
- Attacus dohertyi Rothschild, 1895
- Attacus inopinatus Jurriaanse & Lindemans, 1920 (Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba, and Flores)
- Attacus intermedius Jurriaanse & Lindemans, 1920 (Tanimbar Archipelago)
- Attacus suparmani Paukstadt & Paukstadt, 2002 (Alor)
- Attacus wardi Rothschild, 1910
