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Thera variata (Spruce Carpet)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Thera variata, the spruce carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe, North Asia and Japan. The common name spruce carpet is also used when referring to Thera britannica. The length of the forewings is 13–17 mm. The moth flies in two generations from mid April to mid October . The larva feed on spruce and other Pinophyta.
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Infraspecies

Thera variata balcanicola
Thera variata bellisi
Thera variata mugo
Thera variata subtaurica
Thera variata variata

Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Abies alba (silver fir)[1]
Abies clanbrassiliana (Norway spruce)[1]
Abies sibirica (Siberian fir)[1]
Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine)[1]

Predators

Heteropelma megarthrum[2]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Heteropelma megarthrum[2]
Protapanteles marginatus[2]

External References

Citations

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
♦ 2Ecology of Commanster
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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