''Cilix'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
s belonging to the
subfamily Drepaninae
Drepaninae are by far the largest subfamily of the Drepanidae moths. While it is usually split into two tribes, Drepanini and Oretini, its internal systematics and phylogeny are not well resolved.
Systematics
The following list is provisional a ...
. The genus was erected by Leach in 1815.
Species
The species in this genus are:
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Cilix algirica''
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Cilix argenta''
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Cilix asiatica''
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Cilix danieli''
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Cilix depalpata''
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Cilix filipjevi''
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Cilix glaucata
''Cilix glaucata'', the Chinese character, is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It was first described by the Italian physician and naturalist, Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 ''Entomologia Carniolica''. It is found in Europe, Asia Minor an ...
'' - Chinese character
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Cilix hispanica''
[de Gregorio, J. J. P., et al. (2002)]
''Cilix hispanica'' sp. n.; nuevo Drepanidae para la fauna íbero-balear.
''Boletín de la SEA'' (30), 33-36.
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Cilix patula''
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Cilix tatsienluica''
References
Drepaninae
Drepanidae genera
Taxa named by William Elford Leach
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