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Euplexia euplexina

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Euplexia euplexina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Euplexia
Species:
E. euplexina
Binomial name
Euplexia euplexina
(Rebel, 1917)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chutapha (Brotolomia) euplexina Rebel, 1917

Euplexia euplexina is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands, where it is found on La Gomera, La Palma and Tenerife.

Adults are on wing year round, but are rare in summer.

The larvae feed on various ferns, including Dryopteris oligodonta, Pteridium aquilinum and Dryopteris guanchica and herbaceous plants, including Argyranthemum broussonetii and Urtica morifolia.

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