Cilix asiatica

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Cilix asiatica
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Cilix asiatica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Cilix
Species:
C. asiatica
Binomial name
Cilix asiatica
Synonyms
  • Cilix glaucata var. asiaticaA. Bang-Haas, 1907

Cilix asiatica is a species of moth in the family Drepanidae first described by Otto Bang-Haas in 1907. It is found in Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Greece (including Crete), [1] the eastern parts of Turkey, Israel and Lebanon. [2] The habitat consists of xerothermic woodland.

Adults are on wing from mid-April to early October. There are two to three generations per year.

The larvae are polyphagous on a variety of Rosaceae species, including Jasminum and Rubus tomentosus , Prunus , Crataegus and Malus species. Larvae can be found from May to the end of October. [3]

Taxonomy

Cilix depalpata was previously treated as a synonym of Cilix asiatica, but was reinstated as a valid species in 2006.

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