- Juniper Carpet
Taxobox
name = Juniper Carpet
image_width = 240px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Lepidoptera
familia =Geometridae
genus = "Thera"
species = "T. juniperata"
binomial = "Thera juniperata"
binomial_authority = Linnaeus,1758 The Juniper Carpet "(Thera juniperata)" is amoth of the familyGeometridae . It is found throughoutEurope and theNear East but is rather uncommon and locally distributed, mainly due to its very specificlarva l food plant.The nominate race has a
wingspan of 26-29 mm but smaller races occur inIreland andScotland . 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 ref|flight_season but rarely flies any great distance though it occasionally comes to light.The larva feeds exclusively on
juniper s. The species overwinters as an egg.#Note|flight_season"The flight season refers to the
British Isles . This may vary in other parts of the range."References
*Chinery, Michael "Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe" 1986 (Reprinted 1991)
*Skinner, Bernard "Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles" 1984
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