Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Drepanidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cilix | |
Similar Cilix hispanica, Cilix glaucata, Drepaninae, Drepana, Drepanidae | ||
Cilix asiatica is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It is found in Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Crete, the eastern parts of Turkey, Israel and Lebanon. 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.
Taxonomy
Cilix depalpata was previously treated as a synonym of Cilix asiatica, but was reinstated as a valid species in 2006.
References
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