''Josia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Notodontidae
Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,800 known species. The family was described by James Francis Stephens in 1829. Moths of this family are found in all parts of the world, but they are most concentrated in tropical areas, es ...
erected by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1819.
Species
This genus consists of the following species:
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Josia auriflua''
Walker, 1864
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Josia aurifusa''
Walker, 1854
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Josia frigida''
Druce, 1885
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Josia fusigera
''Josia fusigera'' is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found from southern Mexico to Nicaragua
Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprisin ...
''
Walker, 1864
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Josia fustula''
Warren, 1901
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Josia gigantea''
(Druce, 1885)
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Josia infausta''
Hering, 1925
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Josia insincera''
Prout, 1918
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Josia integra''
Walker, 1854
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Josia interrupta''
Warren, 1901
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Josia ligata''
Walker, 1864
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Josia ligula''
(Hübner, 1806)
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Josia megaera''
(Fabricius, 1787)
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Josia mononeura''
(Hübner, 1806)
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Josia neblina''
Miller, 2009
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Josia oribia''
Druce, 1885
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Josia radians''
Warren, 1905
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Josia similis''
Hering, 1925
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Josia subcuneifera''
Dognin, 1902
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Josia turgida''
Warren, 1905
''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
Notodontidae of South America
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