Thera vetustata

Thera vetustata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Thera
Species:	T. vetustata
Binomial name
	Thera vetustata; (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
	Geometra vetustata Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775; Geometra stragulata Hubner, 1809;

Thera vetustata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Spain through Central Europe to the Balkan Peninsula. It is not found in Fennoscandia. In the Alps it is found up to altitudes of 1,600 meters.^[1]

The wingspan is 24–30 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of May to mid July and again from mid August to mid September. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Abies alba. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

Taxonomy

The species was described as an individual form of Thera variata.^[2]

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ Arno Bergmann: Die Großschmetterlinge Mitteldeutschlands. Band 5/1 Spanner. Urania-Verlag GmbH, Jena, 1955

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[Bergmann-2] Arno Bergmann: Die Großschmetterlinge Mitteldeutschlands. Band 5/1 Spanner. Urania-Verlag GmbH, Jena, 1955

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