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Genus of moths

Ircila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Castniidae
Genus: Ircila
Houlbert, 1918
Species: I. hecate
Binomial name
Ircila hecacte
(Herrich-Schäffer, )
Synonyms
  • Castnia hecate Herrich-Schäffer,

Ircila is a monotypic moth genus in the family Castniidae described by Constant Vincent Houlbert in 1918. Its single species, Ircila hecacte, was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854. It is known from Haiti.

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Ircila Houlbert, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 10, 2019.


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