Attacus

Attacus is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of Systema Naturae.

The genus contains the Atlas moth (Attacus atlas), the second largest known moth.

Species
Attacus atlas (Linnaeus, 1758) (Oriental region) – Atlas moth
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)

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Category:Saturniinae
Category:Moth genera