Thera cupressata (Geyer, [1831])
(Cypress Carpet)

Thera cupressata (Cypress Carpet) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Thera cupressata (Cypress Carpet) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesThera cupressata (Cypress Carpet)
GenusThera (a genus of carpet moths)
TribeCidariini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyLARENTIINAE (a subfamily of geometrid moths)
FamilyGEOMETRIDAE (geometrids, carpets, pugs and loopers)
SuperfamilyGEOMETROIDEA (butterfly moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Thera cupressata (Cypress Carpet)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Agassiz, D. 2004 Cypress Trees and their Moths British Wildlife Vol 15, No. 4: 265-268.
Jones, R.A. 2005 Thera cupressata, Totland, Isle of Wight Vol 18 Page: Plate 2

Thera cupressata (Cypress Carpet) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Thera cupressata (Cypress Carpet):

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