Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Scientific name Canararctia rufescens | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Diaphora sordida, Atlantarctia tigrina, Chelis maculosa, Setina roscida, Cymbalophora | ||
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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