Ianius
Genus of moths
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Ianius is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae described by Richards in 1939. Its only species, Ianius mosca, was first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1910.[1][2] It is found in Mexico[3] and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Texas.[4]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Ianius Richards, 1939 |
| Species: | I. mosca |
| Binomial name | |
| Ianius mosca (Dyar, 1910) | |
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The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are on wing from March to May and in September.