Josia aurifusa
James S. Miller and Andrew V. Z. Brower
Introduction
A member of the aurifusa species group, restricted to Venezuela, where it is apparently quite common, with one record (for the type of the now synonymized J. glycera Druce) from Colombia. Larvae have been reared on Passiflora capsularis and P. rubra (Miller, 2009).Characteristics
Miller and Otero (1994) restricted the circumscription of J. aurifusa to include only specimens with a moderately wide radial orange stripe on the forewing, hindwings with a relatively large black, triangular mark on the posterior margin near the anal fold, and a completely black mesoscutum. Specimens with more extensive orange markings are referred to J. turgida.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.
Miller, JS and Otero, LD. 1994 Immature stages of Venezuelan Dioptinae (Notodontidae) in Josia and Thirmida. J. Lepid. Soc. 48: 338-372.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Josia aurifusa |
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| Location | Venezuela: Mérida, Puente Victoria, Carretera Mérida - El Vigía, 540 m. |
| Comments | ex egg on Passiflora capsularis |
| 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 | Female |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| View | dorsal |
| Collection | AMNH |
| Collector | L. D. Otero |
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