''Canararctia'' is a monotypic

tiger moth The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s British biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and other operators as a primary trainer aircraft. ...

genus in the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...

erected by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov in 1990. Its only species, ''Canararctia rufescens'', was first described by

Gaspard Auguste Brullé Gaspard Auguste Brullé (7 April, 1809 – 21 January, 1873) was a French entomologist. Passionate about insects from a young age and through the intervention of Georges Cuvier, he participated in the Morea expedition organised by Jean Baptiste ...

in 1836. It is endemic to La Gomera and Tenerife in the Canary Islands."''Canararctia rufescens'' (Brullé, 1836)"
''Fauna Europaea''. Retrieved September 26, 2019. The wingspan is . The moth flies year round. The larvae feed on various plants, including '' Myrica faya'', ''

Rumex lunaria ''Rumex lunaria'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae, native to the Canary Islands. It has been introduced to Italy, Sardinia and Sicily. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus. References lunaria ''Lunaria'', ...

'', ''

Kleinia neriifolia ''Kleinia neriifolia'', known in Spanish as ''verode'' or ''berode'', is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family (Asteraceae). It is endemic to the Canary Islands. It was formerly named ''Senecio kleinia''. Description A succulent plan ...

'', '' Ricinus communis'', '' Nicotiana glauca'' and '' Sonchus congestus''.

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Spilosomina Moths described in 1836 Taxa named by Gaspard Auguste Brullé Monotypic moth genera {{Spilosomina-stub