Carcha hersilialis
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Carcha hersilialis is a species of snout moth
in the genus Carcha
. It was described by Walker in 1859, and is known from the Dominican Republic
and Puerto Rico
, as well as the greater and lesser Antilles
.
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
in the genus Carcha
Carcha
Carcha is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Walker, in 1859, and is known from the Dominican Republic and Venezuela.-Species:* Carcha hersilialis Walker, 1859* Carcha undulatalis Amsel, 1956* Carcha violalis Hampson, 1897...
. It was described by Walker in 1859, and is known from the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
and Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, as well as the greater and lesser Antilles
Antilles
The Antilles islands form the greater part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. The Antilles are divided into two major groups: the "Greater Antilles" to the north and west, including the larger islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico; and the smaller "Lesser Antilles" on the...
.