Biology:Euplexia euplexina
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Short description: Species of moth
| Euplexia euplexina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Euplexia |
| Species: | E. euplexina
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| Binomial name | |
| Euplexia euplexina (Rebel, 1917)[1]
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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. Young larvae are green, becoming browner when older. Pupation takes place in a cocoon in soil litter.
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External links
- Images of Euplexia euplexina
- Images of Euplexia euplexina
- Original description of Euplexia euplexina
Wikidata ☰ Q2693346 entry
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