Josia

Genus of moths

Josia

Josia trabeata
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Superfamily:  | Noctuoidea
Family:  | Notodontidae
Tribe:  | Josiini
Genus:  | Josia
Hübner, [1819]
Synonyms

* Phalcidon Walker, 1854
* Phalcidona Walker, [1865]

Josia is a genus of moths of the family Notodontidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.

## Species

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This genus consists of the following species:[1]

* Josia auriflua Walker, 1864
* Josia aurifusa Walker, 1854
* Josia frigida Druce, 1885
* Josia fusigera Walker, 1864
* Josia fustula Warren, 1901
* Josia gigantea (Druce, 1885)
* Josia infausta Hering, 1925
* Josia insincera Prout, 1918
* Josia integra Walker, 1854
* Josia interrupta Warren, 1901
* Josia ligata Walker, 1864
* Josia ligula (Hübner, 1806)
* Josia megaera (Fabricius, 1787)
* Josia mononeura (Hübner, 1806)
* Josia neblina Miller, 2009
* Josia oribia Druce, 1885
* Josia radians Warren, 1905
* Josia similis Hering, 1925
* Josia subcuneifera Dognin, 1902
* Josia turgida Warren, 1905

Pupa of a Josia species in Ecuador

Josia lativitta Walker, 1869 is only known from an illustration and discussions in the historical literature. Miller (2009) was unable to locate the holotype. He suggests that it may be a synonym of Josia ligula.

## References

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Wikispecies has information related to Josia.

1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Josia Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 26, 2019.

Taxon identifiers

Josia|

* Wikidata: Q6290351
* Wikispecies: Josia
* BioLib: 274301
* BOLD: 7207
* ButMoth: 15036.0
* CoL: 92CN7
* EoL: 48961
* GBIF: 1823326
* iNaturalist: 536515
* IRMNG: 1332228
* LepIndex: 62223
* NCBI: 741593

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