Ianius

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]

Ianius
Scientific classification
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)
Synonyms
Melipotis mosca Dyar, 1910

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are on wing from March to May and in September.