Canararctia rufescens

Canararctia rufescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Arctiini
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Canararctia
Species: C. rufescens
Binomial name
Canararctia rufescens
Brullé, 1836
Synonyms
  • Rhyparia rufescens

Canararctia rufescens is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is endemic to La Gomera and Tenerife.

The wingspan is 48–66 millimetres (1.9–2.6 in). The moth flies the whole year.

The larvae feed on various plants, including Myrica faya, Rumex lunaria, Kleinia neriifolia, Ricinus communis, Nicotiana glauca and Sonchus congestus.


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