Josia frigida
James S. Miller and Andrew V. Z. Brower
Introduction
This common species, as circumscribed by Miller (2009), occurs from Panama to southern Mexico. It was formerly conflated with J. radians from Colombia and J. fustula from Ecuador. Larvae have been reared on Passiflora costaricensis and P. quinquangularis.Characteristics
Josia frigida is distinguished from other josiines by two autapomorphies of wing venation: FW vein M1 arises from the radial sector distal to Rs1, and Rs2-Rs4 are arranged 2+[3+4] as opposed to [2+3]+4 in others.References
Miller, JS. 2009. Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 321, 1-971 + 48 plates.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Josia frigida |
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| Location | Panamá: Los Santos, Chepo "El Mentuosa" |
| Comments | reared from egg on Passiflora sp. |
| Reference | Miller JS. 2009. Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 321, 1-971 + 48 plates. (Plate 32) |
| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Identified By | James S. Miller |
| Sex | Male |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| View | dorsal |
| Collection | AMNH |
| Collector | C. Snyder |
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