Thera cupressata
SpeciesButterflies and Moths
A geometrid moth known as the cypress carpet
1.00Common
Common
Thera cupressata
- Butterflies and Moths
Thera cupressata, or the cypress carpet, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It occurs in southern and western Europe, including Great Britain, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Greece and Spain. Adults have a wingspan of 28 to 32 mm and fly in two yearly generations, from May to June and from August to September. Larvae feed on several cypress and juniper species.
- Family
- Geometridae
- Wingspan
- 28 to 32 mm
- Adult flight period
- May to June, and August to September
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Thera cupressata (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q2780277
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By David Short. CC BY 2.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsDavid Short, Flickr: Cypress carpet (FG)Modifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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