Canararctia is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov in 1990. Its only species, Canararctia rufescens, was first described by Gaspard Auguste Brullé in 1836.[1] It is endemic to La Gomera and Tenerife in the Canary Islands.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Canararctia Dubatolov, 1990 |
| Species: | C. rufescens
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| Canararctia rufescens (Brullé, 1836)
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The wingspan is 48–66 millimetres (1.9–2.6 in). The moth flies year round.
The larvae feed on various plants, including Myrica faya, Rumex lunaria, Kleinia neriifolia, Ricinus communis, Nicotiana glauca and Sonchus congestus.
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Canararctia Dubatolov, 1990". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ^ "Canararctia rufescens (Brullé, 1836)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
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