''Cilix'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s belonging to the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
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
A phylogenetic tree or phylogeny is a graphical representation whi ...
. 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'' - 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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