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251:. The forewings are light brown with a darker shaded band and a very distinctive black apical streak. The hindwings are pale buff. The caterpillars reach a length of up to 21 millimeters, are light green and have an indistinct, bluish-green dorsal line. The also not clearly pronounced dorsolateral lines are greenish or whitish. The wide, yellowish-white lateral line is lined red at the top. The legs are rosy, the head is round and greenish-brown. The pupa is slim, light green to grey-brown. It has six hook bristles on the cremaster, which is relatively short. 55: 223: 42: 327: 170: 562: 647: 735: 536: 575: 774: 588: 497: 277:
The moth is active at night from September to November, but rarely flies any great distance though it occasionally comes to light.
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In case of doubt, specialists should be consulted for determination.
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Thera juniperata

Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Geometridae
Thera
Binomial name
Linnaeus
1758
moth
Geometridae
first described
Carl Linnaeus
10th edition of Systema Naturae
Near East
larval

race
wingspan
Ireland
Scotland
Thera obeliscata
junipers
egg
British Isles

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