Eupithecia tenerifensis

Eupithecia tenerifensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Geometridae
Genus:Eupithecia
Species: E. tenerifensis
Binomial name
Eupithecia tenerifensis
(Rebel, 1906)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia tenerifensis Rebel, 1906

Eupithecia tenerifensis is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands.[2]

The wingspan is 20–22 mm.[3] Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on herbaceous plants, including Rumex lunaria and Rumex maderensis. Larvae can be found year-round.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Taxapad
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ lepiforum.de
  4. ↑ Schmetterlinge und ihre Ökologie


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