Cilix asiatica

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.

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

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.