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Thera cupressata

Synonyms: Chesias cupestrata; Geometra cupressata (homotypic); Larentia cupressata

Wikipedia Abstract

Thera cupressata, the cypress carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in southern and western Europe, including Great Britain, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Greece and Spain. 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. The larvae feed on Cupressus macrocarpa and Cupressocyparis leylandii.
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Prey / Diet

Cupressus macrocarpa (Monterey Cypress)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0