Thera vetustata is a moth of the family Geometridae. 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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Thera |
| Species: | T. vetustata
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| Thera vetustata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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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 edit
The species was described as an individual form of Thera variata.[2]
References edit
- ^ Fauna Europaea[dead link]
- ^ Arno Bergmann: Die Großschmetterlinge Mitteldeutschlands. Band 5/1 Spanner. Urania-Verlag GmbH, Jena, 1955
External links edit
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