Thera contractata, known generally as the contracted spanworm or evergreen spanworm, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
| Thera contractata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Thera |
| Species: | T. contractata
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| Binomial name | |
| Thera contractata (Packard, 1873)
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References
edit- ^ "Thera contractata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Thera contractata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Thera contractata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Thera contractata". Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading
edit- Holloway, J. D. (1997). Family Geometridae, subfamilies Sterrhinae and Larentiinae. The Moths of Borneo. Vol. part 10. Southdene Sdn. Bhd. ISBN 978-9839991543.
- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
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