Thera cupressata

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Cypress carpet
Thera cupressata.jpg
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T. cupressata
Binomial name
Thera cupressata
(Geyer, 1831)
Synonyms
  • Geometra cupressata Geyer, 1831

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.[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]

In southern England the larvae feed on Cupressus macrocarpa and Cupressocyparis leylandii. In France they eat Cupressus sempervirens, Cupressus macrocarpa and Juniperus sabina.

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