Canararctia rufescens

Taxobox
name = Canararctia rufescens


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
unranked_familia = Macrolepidoptera
superfamilia = Noctuoidea
familia = Arctiidae
subfamilia = Arctiinae
tribus =
genus = "Canararctia"
species = "C. rufescens"
binomial = "Canararctia rufescens"
binomial_authority = Brullé, 1836
synonyms =
*"Rhyparia rufescens"

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

The wingspan is 48-66 mm. 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.

External link

* [http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/canarctia/index.html Lepidoptera and some other life forms]
* [http://www.fotonatura.org/galerias/foto.php?id_foto=95029&id_galeria=5670&PHPSESSID=156c5fd69342d3c94b07079324eaf6b4]
* [http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=298250 Fauna Europaea]