About Thera cupressata (Geyer)
Thera cupressata, commonly known as the cypress carpet, is a moth species belonging to the family Geometridae. This species is distributed across southern and western Europe, with recorded locations including Great Britain, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Greece and Spain. The wingspan of adult moths ranges from 28 to 32 mm. Adults produce two generations per year, and are active on the wing from May to June, then again from August to September. In southern England, the larvae of this species feed on Cupressus macrocarpa and Cupressocyparis leylandii. In France, larvae feed on Cupressus sempervirens, Cupressus macrocarpa and Juniperus sabina.
