''Thera'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s of the family

Geometridae The geometer moths are moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyleti ...

erected by

James Francis Stephens James Francis Stephens (16 September 1792 – 22 December 1852) was an England, English entomologist and naturalist. He is known for his 12 volume ''Illustrations of British Entomology'' (1846) and the ''Manual of British Beetles'' (1839). ...

in 1831.

Selected species

* '' Thera britannica'' (Turner, 1925) – spruce carpet * '' Thera cembrae'' (Kitt, 1912) ** ''Thera cembrae cembrae'' (Kitt, 1912) ** ''Thera cembrae mugo'' Burmann & Tarmann, 1983 * '' Thera cognata'' (Thunberg, 1792) ** ''Thera cognata cognata'' (Thunberg, 1792) ** ''Thera cognata geneata'' (Feisthamel, 1835) * '' Thera contractata'' (Packard, 1873) * '' Thera cupressata'' (Geyer, 1831) * '' Thera firmata'' (Hübner, 1822) ** ''Thera firmata consobrinata'' Curtis, 1834 ** ''Thera firmata firmata'' (Hübner, 1822) ** ''Thera firmata tavoilloti'' Mazel, 1998 * '' Thera juniperata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – juniper carpet * '' Thera latens'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1917 * '' Thera obeliscata'' (Hübner, 1787) * '' Thera otisi'' (Dyar, 1904) * '' Thera ulicata'' (Rambur, 1934) * '' Thera variata'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) ** ''Thera variata balcanicola'' de Lattin, 1951 ** ''Thera variata variata'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) * '' Thera variolata'' (Staudinger, 1899) * '' Thera vetustata'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

External links

''Thera'' on ''Fauna Europaea''
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