''Josia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

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, espe ...

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: *'' 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 ''Josia interrupta'' is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in from the Cordillera Central of Colombia. There is one record from Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República ...

'' Warren, 1901 *''

Josia ligata ''Josia ligata'' is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Larvae have been recorded on ''Passiflora mollissima ''Passiflora tripartita'' also called curuba, tumbo, curuba de Castilla and tumbo serrano is a ...

'' Walker, 1864 *''

Josia ligula ''Josia ligula'' is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in South America, on the lowlands of the Amazon basin, the Guiana shield, and the Atlantic coastal forest of Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Repub ...

'' (Hübner, 1806) *''

Josia megaera ''Josia megaera'' is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found from Brazil to Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the norther ...

'' (Fabricius, 1787) *''

Josia mononeura ''Josia mononeura'' is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in southeastern Brazil, Uruguay and northern Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the sout ...

'' (Hübner, 1806) *''

Josia neblina ''Josia neblina'' is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is only known from Cerro Neblina in southern Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a c ...

'' Miller, 2009 *''

Josia oribia ''Josia oribia'' is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1885. It is found in the eastern Andean foothills of Peru and Bolivia. It is engaged in Müllerian mimicry Müllerian mimicry is a natural phenomenon ...

'' Druce, 1885 *''

Josia radians ''Josia radians'' is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Amazonian Colombia and Ecuador. Larvae have been recorded on '' Passiflora capsularis'', '' Passiflora rubra'', '' Passiflora cuneata'' and ''Passiflora manicata ''Passif ...

'' Warren, 1905 *''

Josia similis ''Josia similis'' is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is only known from north-eastern Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Lat ...

'' Hering, 1925 *''

Josia subcuneifera ''Josia subcuneifera'' is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of t ...

'' Dognin, 1902 *''

Josia turgida ''Josia turgida'' is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Venezuela and possibly Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Ni ...

'' 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 ''

''.

References

Notodontidae of South America {{Notodontidae-stub