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Thera Stephens, 1831
Thera Stephens, 1831; , TS: Geometra variata Denis & Schiffermüller
Thera (Hydriomenini) ; [NACL, 102]
Thera (Cidariini) ; [FE]
Thera ; [CidS, 6]; Choi, 2000, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3295: 21

12 spp (Thera)


Thera cupressata (Geyer, 1831)
CEU, SEU. See [About maps] Thera cupressata, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Thera cupressata, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Thera cupressata ; Choi, 2000, [REF]

fiThera variata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
EU, Sayan, Tuva, E.Kazakhstan, Far East, Sakhalin, Japan. See [About maps] Kuusineulasmittari Spruce Carpet
Geometra variata Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Thera variata, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Thera variata, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Thera variata, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Thera variata ; Choi, 2000, [REF]; Beljaev & Vasilenko, 2002, Ent. Fennica 13 (4): 216
[variata-1.jpg] 800x556 (~113Kb) FINLAND U:Espoo 667:37, ex.l. 9.1986, Photo 24.10.1986 © Kimmo Silvonen [variata-2.jpg] 800x1055 (~119Kb) FINLAND: Ab: Suomusjävi (669:31), 18.7.2004, Photo © Markku Savela [variata-3a.jpg] 946x567 (~103Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 15.6.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov
[variata-3b.jpg] 779x644 (~115Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 21.6.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov [variata.jpg] 316x308 (~18Kb)

Larva on Coniferae, Pinus silvestris, Picea abies, Abies alba, A. sibirica [SPRK]



Thera bellisi Viidalepp, 1977

Thera stragulata (Hübner, [1809])
Geometra stragulata Hübner, [1809]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [5] : pl. 65 (1800-1809), f. 337

fiThera juniperata (Linnaeus, 1758)
EU, Caucasus. See [About maps] Katajamittari Juniper Carpet
juniperaria (Boisduval, 1840)
= ; [NACL, #7217]
Thera procteri Brower, 1940
= ; [NACL, #7217]
Thera juniperata, Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images [Lynn Scott]
Thera juniperata, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Thera juniperata, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Thera juniperata, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Thera juniperata, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Thera juniperata ; [NACL, #7217]; Choi, 2000, [REF]
[juniperata-1.jpg] 640x703 (~67Kb) FINLAND EK: Kotka 668:51, ex.l. 8.1994, Photo 16.10.1994 © Kimmo Silvonen [juniperata.jpg] 280x280 (~16Kb)

Larva on Juniperus communis [SPRK]



Thera vetustata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
CEU, SEU. See [About maps] Thera vetustata ; Choi, 2000, [REF]

Thera contractata (Packard, 1873)
contractata (Packard, 1873); 5th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. 1873: 56
Thera contractata ; [NACL, #7218]; Choi, 2000, [REF]

Thera otisi (Dyar, 1904)
Thera otisi[sic] ; [NACL, #7219]
Thera otsi[sic] ; Choi, 2000, [REF]

Spelling? otsi or otisi?


Thera latens Barnes & McDunnough, 1917
Thera latens ; [NACL, #7220]; Choi, 2000, [REF]

fiThera obeliscata (Hübner, 1787)
Havuneulasmittari Grey Pine Carpet
?Geometra obelisca Hübner, [1799]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [5] : pl. 57 (1796-1799), f. 296
Thera obeliscata, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Thera obeliscata, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Thera obeliscata, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Thera obeliscata, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Thera obeliscata ; Choi, 2000, [REF]
[obeliscata-1f.jpg] 720x668 (~83Kb) female ESTONIA Saaremaa Veere, ex.l. 6.1996, Photo 3.7.1996 © Kimmo Silvonen

Larva on Pinus silvestris, Picea abies, Juniperus communis [SPRK]



fiThera cognata (Thunberg, 1792)
EU, Asia Minor, Caucasus, Transcaucasus. See [About maps] Rannikkoneulasmittari Chestnut-coloured Carpet
Thera cognata, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Thera cognata, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Thera cognata, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Thera cognata, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Thera cognata ; Choi, 2000, [REF]
[cognata.jpg] 280x268 (~14Kb)

Larva on Juniperus communis [SPRK]



fiThera firmata (Hübner, [1822])
Europe, Asia Minor, Caucasus, Transcaucasus. See [About maps] Mäntyneulasmittari Pine Carpet
Geometra firmata Hübner, [1822]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [5] : pl. 100 (1819-1822), f. 515, TL: Europe
Thera consobrinata Curtis, 1834; British Entomology 11: pl. 519
Thera simulata Stephens, 1831; Ill. Br. Ent., (Haustellata) 3 (3): 271
Chesias ulicata Rambur, 1834; Annls Soc. ent. Fr. 3: 394
Thera firmata ab. approximata Lempke, 1950; Tijdschr. Ent. 92: 163
Thera firmata ab. brunneofasciata Lempke, 1950; Tijdschr. Ent. 92: 163
Thera firmata ab. grisescens Lempke, 1950; Tijdschr. Ent. 92: 163
Thera firmata ab. interrupta Lempke, 1950; Tijdschr. Ent. 92: 163
Thera firmata ab. purpureobrunnea Cockayne, 1952; Entomologist 85: 267, pl. 4, f. 7-8
Pennithera firmata, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Pennithera firmata, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Thera firmata, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Thera firmata, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]

Chesias ulicata ; Staudinger & Wocke, 1871, Cat. Lepid. eur. Faunegeb. (Edn. 2): 184; Prout, 1914, in Seitz, Die Gross Schmett. Erde, 4: 219
Larentia firmata ; Herrich-Schäffer, [1847], : 171
Cidaria firmata ; Staudinger & Wocke, 1871, Cat. Lepid. eur. Faunegeb. (Edn. 2): 184
Thera firmata ; Viidalepp, 1977, Ent. Obz. 16 (3): 576
Asaphodes (Pennithera) firmata ; Viidalepp, 1980, Tartu Riikliku Ülikooli Toimitised 13 (516): 70
Heterothera firmata ; Choi, 1997, Systematic Entomology, 22: 311; [CidS, 138, f. 24]; Choi, 1998, Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 141: 43, f. 24
Thera firmata ; Choi, 2000, Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3295: 22, 24 (Appendix I)
[firmata-1v.jpg] 560x364 (~18Kb) underside FINLAND, Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 21.9.1997, Photo © Markku Savela [firmata.jpg] 320x324 (~18Kb)

Larva on Pinus silvestris [SPRK]



Thera britannica Turner, 1925
albonigrata Gornik, 1942
Thera britannica, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Thera britannica, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Thera britannica, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Thera britannica, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Thera britannica ; Choi, 2000, [REF]

Thera variolata (Staudinger, 1899)
Thera variolata ; Choi, 2000, [REF]

Thera cembrae (Kitt, 1912)
Alps?


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References:
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[CidS]
Choi, S-W, 1997; Systematics of the Cidariini (Lepidoptera, Geometridae: Larentiinae). (Academic Dissertation).; ISBN 951-45-7919-4
[D. Smirnov]
Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov
[FE]
Fauna Europaea; Fauna Europaea
[HBN]
Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[Ian Kimber]
http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/
[Kimmo Silvonen]
Espoo, Finland; Kimmo's Lep Site
[Lynn Scott]
Moths of the Ottawa Area; Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images
[MBE]
Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/
[NACL]
Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
[SPRK]
Seppänen, E. J, 1970; Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit, Animalia Fennica 14
[SVF]
Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)


Some related literature:
Beljaev & Vasilenko, 2002
An annotated checklist of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from the Kamchatka Peninsula and adjacent islands Ent. Fennica 13 (4): 195-235
Choi, 1997
A phylogenetic study on genera of Cidariini from the Holarctic and Indo-Australian areas Systematic Entomology, 22: 287-312
Choi, 1998
Systematics of the genus Heterothera Inoue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae: Larentiinae) Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 141: 19-47, f. 1-57
Choi, 2000
A Cladistic Analysis of the Therini: A new Synonym of the Cidariini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Larentiinae) Amer. Mus. Novitates, No. 3295: 25pp, 61figs, 3pls
Curtis, 1834
British Entomology; being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insecta found in Great Britain and Ireland: Containing coloured Figures from Nature of the Most Rare and Beautiful Species, an in Many Instances of the Plants Upon Which They are Found British Entomology 1: pl. 1-50 (1824), 2: pl. 51-98 (1825), 3: pl. 99-146 (1826), 4: pl. 147-194 (1827), 5: pl. 195-241 (1828), 6: pl. 242-289 (1829), 7: pl. 290-337 (1830), 8: pl. 338-383 (1831), 9: pl. 384-433 (1832), 10: pl. 434-481 (1833), 11: pl. 482-529 (1834), 12: pl. 530-577 (1835), 13: pl. 578-625 (1836), 14: pl. 626-673 (1837), 15: pl. 674-721 (1838), 16: pl. 722-769 (1839)
Hübner, [1799]; Hübner, [1809]; Hübner, [1822]
Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge. V. Geometrae - Spanner ("Vierte Band") Samml. eur. Schmett. [5] : pl. 1-59, f. 1-307 (1796-1799), pl. 60, f. 308-312 (1799-1800), pl. 61-66, f. 313-346 (1800-1809), pl. 67-89, f. 347-460 (1809-1813), pl. 90-95, f. 461-492 (1814-1817), pl. 96-98, f. 493-508 (1818-1819), pl. 99-100, f. 509-519 (1819-1822), pl. 101-102, f. 520-531 (1824-1825), pl. 103-105, f. 532-549 (1825-1826), (Geyer), pl. 106-108, f. 550-568 (1828-1831), pl. 109-111, f. 569-585 (1833), pl. 112-113, f. 586-596 (1838), [1-14], 15-24 (1800?)
Lempke, 1950
Catalogue der Nederlandse Macrolepidoptera Tijdschr. Ent. 92: 113-218
Prout, 1914
Die Gros Schmetterlinge der Erde. Die Palearktischen Spanner. IV in Seitz, Die Gross Schmett. Erde, 4: 215,219,238,266
Rambur, 1834
Description de plusiers escpeces indeites de Lepidopteres nocturnes du centre et du midi de la France Annls Soc. ent. Fr. 3: 379-395
Staudinger & Wocke, 1871
Catalog der Lepidopteren des europäischen Faunegebiets (Edn. 2): - Cat. Lepid. eur. Faunegeb. (Edn. 2): -
Stephens, 1831
Illustrations of British Entomology; or, a synopsis of indigenous insects: containing their generic and specific distinctions; with an account of their metamorphoses, times of appearance, localities, food, and economy, as far as practicable Ill. Br. Ent., (Haustellata) 3 (1): 1-96, pl. 25-27 (1829), (2): 97-136, pl. 28-31 (1830), (3): 137-337, pl. 32 (1831)
Viidalepp, 1977
A list of the Geometridae (Lepidoptera) of the USSR. (2) Ent. Obz. 16 (3): 564-576
Viidalepp, 1980
Geometrid moths of the genus Thera Stph. in the fauna of the USSR (Lepidoptera). [in Russian] Tartu Riikliku Ülikooli Toimitised 13 (516): 54-84


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