Eupithecia tenerifensis

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

Eupithecia tenerifensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. tenerifensis
Binomial name
Eupithecia tenerifensis
(Rebel, 1906)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia tenerifensis Rebel, 1906

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. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia tenerifensis (Rebel 1906)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. lepiforum.de
  4. Schmetterlinge und ihre Ökologie
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