Thera variata

Taxobox
name = Thera variata

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image_width = 240px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Geometridae
subfamilia =
tribus =
genus = "Thera"
species = "T. variata"
binomial = "Thera variata"
binomial_authority = Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
synonyms =The Spruce Carpet "(Thera variata)" 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 ref|flight_season.

The larva feed on spruce and other Pinophyta.

Notes

#Note|flight_season"The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range."

External links

* [http://www.vlindernet.nl/?soortcode=THERVARI Vlindernet nl]
* [http://waarneming.nl/soort.php?id=9524 waarneming.nl nl]
* [http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Tvariata.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium]