Carcha
Encyclopedia
Carcha is a genus of snout moths
. It was described by Walker, in 1859, and is known from the Dominican Republic
and Venezuela
.
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...
. 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 Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
.
Species
- Carcha hersilialisCarcha hersilialisCarcha 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....
Walker, 1859 - Carcha undulatalisCarcha undulatalisCarcha undulatalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Carcha. It was described by Amsel, and is known from Venezuela....
Amsel, 1956 - Carcha violalisCarcha violalisCarcha violalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Carcha. It was described by Hampson in 1897, and is known from Brazil...
Hampson, 1897