Thera cupressata
Thera cupressata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Thera |
Species: | T. cupressata |
Binomial name | |
Thera cupressata (Geyer, 1831) | |
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The Cypress Carpet (Thera cupressata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in southern and western Europe, including Great Britain, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Greece and Spain.[1]
The wingspan is 28–32 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and again from August to September in two generations per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Cupressus macrocarpa and Cupressocyparis leylandii.
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