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Family: Geometridae   Checklist Number: 70.078

Thera cognata   Thunberg, 1792

Chestnut-coloured Carpet

Uncommon in the islands and nationally scarce. Found in moorland with wooded areas from July to September. Juniper (Juniperus communis nana) is the preferred foodplant

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