Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Geometridae > Thera > Thera juniperataThera juniperata (Juniper Carpet)Synonyms: Cidaria juniperaria; Cidaria juniperata; Corythea juniperaria; Larentia juniperata; Phalaena juniperata (homotypic); Thera approximata (heterotypic); Thera caeca; Thera completa; Thera costaclausa; Thera costajuncta; Thera divisa (heterotypic); Thera infuscata; Thera kardakovi; Thera minor; Thera nigra; Thera obscura (heterotypic); Thera paradoxa; Thera procteri The juniper carpet (Thera juniperata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe and the Near East, but is rather uncommon and locally distributed, mainly due to its very specific larval food plant. The nominate race has a wingspan of 26–29 mm but smaller races occur in Ireland and Scotland. The forewings are light brown with a darker shaded band and a very distinctive black apical streak. The hindwings are pale buff. It is active at night from September to November, but rarely flies any great distance though it occasionally comes to light. |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Aston Rowant |
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316 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Cairngorms |
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142543 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Craven Limestone Complex |
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13166 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Dornoch Firth and Morrich More |
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21499 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Eryri/ Snowdonia |
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48773 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Glen Tanar |
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10329 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Hoy |
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23474 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Inverpolly |
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29349 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Moor House – Upper Teesdale |
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95867 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay |
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151985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay Pavements |
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6449 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North Pennine Moors |
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254789 |
England, United Kingdom |
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River Eden |
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6087 |
England, United Kingdom |
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River Moriston |
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481 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Rum |
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26775 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Tulach Hill and Glen Fender Meadows |
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3912 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Witherslack Mosses |
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1202 |
England, United Kingdom |
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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 |
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
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