Ircila

Ircila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Castniidae
Genus:
Houlbert, 1918
Species:
I. hecacte
Binomial name
Ircila hecacte
Synonyms
  • Castnia hecate Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]

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.[1] It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic and Haiti).

References

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