Eupithecia tenerifensis explained

Eupithecia tenerifensis is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands.[1]

The wingspan is 20–22 mm.[2] Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on herbaceous plants, including Rumex lunaria and Rumex maderensis. Larvae can be found year-round.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160206202919/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=444830 Fauna Europaea
  2. http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki_vgl.pl?Eupithecia_sutiliata lepiforum.de
  3. http://www.pyrgus.de/Eupithecia_tenerifensis.html Schmetterlinge und ihre Ökologie