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Ircila

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 endemic to the island of Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic and Haiti).

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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 endemic to the island of Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic and Haiti).

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