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Josiini Piepers & Snellen 1900

James S. Miller and Andrew V. Z. Brower
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Containing group: Dioptinae

Introduction

A group of neotropical day-flying moths with black and yellow aposematic color patterns.

Characteristics

Josiini possess a unique metathoracic tympanal organ that separates them from other moths. In addition, rami of the antennae are joined to the antennal shaft with hingelike joints, fore- and hindwing veins M3 and CuA1 are stalked, and forewings lack stridulatory organs (Miller 2009).

Larvae have a glassy surface to the head capsule and go through four instars. Pupae on the inderside of leaves are surrounded by a loose net of silk.

A diagram of josiine thoracic structures. Note the kettle drum-shaped metathoracic tympanum.
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Caribojosia youngi. © 2009 James S. Miller

Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships

The hypothesis of relationships among josiine genera is based on a cladistic analysis of larval and adult morphological characters (Miller 2009).

References

Miller JS. 1996. Phylogeny of the Neotropical moth tribe Josiini (Notodontidae: Dioptinae): a hidden case of Müllerian mimicry. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 118, 1-45.

Miller, JS. 2009. Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 321, 1-971 + 48 plates.

Miller JS, Brower AVZ. & Desalle R. 1997. Phylogeny of the neotropical moth tribe Josiini (Notodontidae: Dioptinae): comparing and combining evidence from DNA sequences and morphology. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 60, 297-316.

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Scientific Name Lyces flavissima
Location Venezuela
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 39)
Creator L. D. Otero
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Identified By James S. Miller
Life Cycle Stage larva
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Scientific Name Josia sp.
Location Ecuador
Comments Note the net of silk strands surrounding the pupa.
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 39)
Creator J. E. Rawlins
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Identified By James S. Miller
Life Cycle Stage pupa
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Scientific Name Scea superba
Location Ecuador: Napo, Yanayacu Biological Station, 5 km w Cosanga 00°35.9'S, 77°53.4' W 2163 m.
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 34)
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Identified By James S. Miller
Sex Male
Life Cycle Stage adult
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Collection AMNH
Collector Harold Greeney et al.
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Miller, James S. and Andrew V. Z. Brower. 2010. Josiini Piepers & Snellen 1900. Version 10 January 2010 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Josiini/138572/2010.01.10 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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