Josia

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Noctuoidea

Familia: Notodontidae
Subfamilia: Dioptinae
Tribus: Josiini
Genus: Josia
Species:

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

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

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