Acrostira tenerifae Perez & López, 2005


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Nutrition:
The animals usually feed on Euphorbia lamarckii, occasionally also on other plants like Retama rhodorhizoides.

Habitat:
Acrostira tenerifae inhabits dry and warm Euphorbia shrubland between 300 and 1300m.

Life cycle:
The animals are usually nestled to stems of their main host plant. Adults probably occur year-round, but with peak from winter to early summer (more humidity).

Remarks:
Acrostira tenerifae is endemic to Tenerife and is only known so far from the West (Teno Mountains).



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