Eupithecia tenerifensis is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. tenerifensis
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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 edit
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- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia tenerifensis (Rebel 1906)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ lepiforum.de
- ^ Schmetterlinge und ihre Ökologie
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