Attacus

Attacus
Attacus taprobanis from the Western Ghats of India
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Saturniidae
Tribe:Attacini
Genus:Attacus
Linnaeus, 1767
Synonyms
  • Arcuata Perry, 1811

Attacus is a genus of moths in the Saturniidae family.[1]

The genus contains the Atlas moth (Attacus atlas), the second largest known moth in the world.[2]

Species

  • Attacus atlas (Linnaeus, 1758) – Atlas moth (Oriental Region)
  • Attacus aurantiacus W. Rothschild, 1895 (Kai Archipelago)
  • Attacus caesar Maassen, 1873 (Philippines)
  • Attacus crameri C. Felder, 1861 (Buru, Seram, Ambon)
  • Attacus dohertyi W. Rothschild, 1895 (Sumba, Timor, Roma, and Damar)
  • Attacus erebus Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Sulawesi)
  • Attacus inopinatus Jurriaanse & Lindemans, 1920 (Sumbawa, Flores)
  • Attacus intermedius Jurriaanse & Lindemans, 1920 (Tanimbar Archipelago, Babar Archipelago)
  • Attacus lemairei Peigler, 1985 (Palawan)
  • Attacus lorquinii C. & R. Felder, 1861 (Philippines)
  • Attacus mcmulleni Watson, 1914 (Andamans)
  • Attacus paraliae Peigler, 1985 (Banggai Archipelago, Sula Archipelago)
  • Attacus paukstadtorum Brechlin, 2010 (Lombok)
  • Attacus philippina Bouvier, 1930 (Philippines)
  • Attacus selayarensis Naumann & Peigler, 2010 (Selayar)
  • Attacus siriae Brechlin & van Schayck, 2016 (Buru)
  • Attacus suparmani U. & L. Paukstadt, 2002 (Alor)
  • Attacus taprobanis Moore, 1882 (Sri Lanka, southwestern India)
  • Attacus wardi W. Rothschild, 1910 (northern Australia)
Male Attacus dohertyi from Timor

References

  1. ↑ Attacus eol.org
  2. ↑ Peigler, Richard S. (1989). A revision of the Indo-Australian genus Attacus (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Lepidoptera Research Foundation. ISBN 0961146427. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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