The species is distributed in the western Canaries (Tenerife, Palma, Hiero, Gran Canaria), where the humidity (fog) is commonly high.The caterpillars feed on lichens.Wingspann (males): 24-28mmPhylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816 (Sechsfer)Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota LANG, 1888 (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923 (Neuflgler)Order: Lepidoptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (butterflies & moths, Schmetterlinge)Suborder: Glossata FABRICIUS, 1775Infraorder: Heteroneura TILLYARD, 1918Superfamily: Noctuoidea LATREILLE, 1809 (owlet moths)Family: Erebidae LEACH, 1815 (Eulenfalter)Subfamily: Arctiinae LEACH, 1815 (tiger moths, Brenspinner)Tribus: Lithosiini BILLBERG, 1820 Subtribus: Lithosiina BILLBERG, 1820 Genus:
Eilema HBNER, 1819 (Lichen Moths, Flechtenbrchen)
Eilema albicosta ROGENHOFER, 1894 (kanarischer Weirippen-Flechtenbr)[det. "Barbl", 2018, based on photos]some info (german):
www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Eilema_Albicostamore info (English):
www.pyrgus.de/Eilema_albicosta_en.htmltaxonomical info:
www.biolib.cz/en/taxonposition/id54826/Spain, Canary Islands, Teneriffa occ.: Erjos, ca. 1000m asl., (wet weather), 22.X.2016IMG_9831