Eupithecia tenerifensis

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Eupithecia tenerifensis
Scientific classification
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

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

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]

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