Josia megaera originally described in Bombyx
James S. Miller and Andrew V. Z. Brower
Introduction
Josia megaera is an old name (holotype missing), which formerly referred to all Josia specimens with a postdiscal orange forewing band. Miller (2009) removed representatives from Mexico, Guatemala and Belize to J. integra. J. megaera as currently circumscribed ranges from Brazil to Venezuela, with historical specimens from Bolivia that likely represent a distinct species, as well as an 1886 series somewhat dubiously labeled "Chiriquí, Panama." Larvae have been reared on Turnera odorata (Turneraceae).Characteristics
J. megaera exhibits postdiscal transverse orange bands on the forewings like its geographically disjunct sister taxon , from which it exhibits differences of the male genitalia (two clawlike cornuti on the apex of the vesica). Lyces minuta shares a superficially similar wing pattern, perhaps due to mimetic convergence.
Lyces minuta. © 2009 James S. Miller
Other Names for Josia megaera originally described in Bombyx
- Josiodes fasciata
- Josia fruhstorferi
- Josia putata
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 megaera |
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| Location | French Guiana, Piste Coralie km 57.5 |
| Comments | reared from larva on Turnera odorata |
| 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 | J. S. Miller, C. Snyder & L. D. Otero |
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