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]
The wingspan is 48-. 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.