Josia is a genus of moths of the family Notodontidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Species
This genus consists of the following species:
- Josia auriflua <small>Walker, 1864</small>
- Josia aurifusa <small>Walker, 1854</small>
- Josia frigida <small>Druce, 1885</small>
- Josia fusigera <small>Walker, 1864</small>
- Josia fustula <small>Warren, 1901</small>
- Josia gigantea <small>(Druce, 1885)</small>
- Josia infausta <small>Hering, 1925</small>
- Josia insincera <small>Prout, 1918</small>
- Josia integra <small>Walker, 1854</small>
- Josia interrupta <small>Warren, 1901</small>
- Josia ligata <small>Walker, 1864</small>
- Josia ligula <small>(Hübner, 1806) </small>
- Josia megaera <small>(Fabricius, 1787) </small>
- Josia mononeura <small>(Hübner, 1806) </small>
- Josia neblina <small>Miller, 2009</small>
- Josia oribia <small>Druce, 1885</small>
- Josia radians <small>Warren, 1905</small>
- Josia similis <small>Hering, 1925</small>
- Josia subcuneifera <small>Dognin, 1902</small>
- Josia turgida <small>Warren, 1905</small>
Josia lativitta <small>Walker, 1869</small> 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.
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