Cilix asiatica explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304221146/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=443433 Fauna Europaea
  2. http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_remote/ENT_0027_0057-0076.pdf The Drepanoidea of Israel: Distribution, Phenology and Ecology (Lepidoptera: Thyatiridae and Drepanidae), with description of a new species
  3. http://www.pyrgus.de/Cilix_asiatica.html Schmetterlinge und ihre Ökologie