''Macrocilix'' 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 ...
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Species
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Macrocilix maia
''Macrocilix maia'' is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by John Henry Leech in 1888. It is found in India, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, China, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.
Adults have been recorded in May.
The larvae feed on ...
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(Leech, 1888)
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Macrocilix mysticata
''Macrocilix mysticata'' is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in India, Myanmar, Taiwan, Japan and China.
The wingspan
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(Walker, 863
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Macrocilix nongloba
''Macrocilix nongloba'' is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Hong-Fu Chu and Lin-Yao Wang in 1988. It is found in the Chinese provinces of Sichuan, Jiangxi and Zhejiang
Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is ...
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H.F. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1988
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Macrocilix ophrysa
''Macrocilix ophrysa'' is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Hong-Fu Chu and Lin-Yao Wang in 1988. It is found in Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the Pe ...
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H.F. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1988
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Macrocilix trinotata
''Macrocilix trinotata'' is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Hong-Fu Chu and Lin-Yao Wang in 1988. It is found in Xizang, China.
The length of the forewings is about 19 mm. Adults are similar to ''Macrocilix mysticata
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H.F. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1988
References
* , 1988: On the Chinese Drepaninae (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) genera ''Auzata'' Walker, 1862 and ''Macrocilix'' Butler, 1886. ''Acta Entomologica Sinica'' 31 (4): 414–422.
Drepaninae
Drepanidae genera
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