Thera britannica (Turner, 1925)

spruce carpet

on Picea, etc.

parasite

Larvae freely on the needles.

host plants

Pinaceae, oligophagous

Abies alba; Larix decidua; Picea abies, sitchensis; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Tsuga heterophylla.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum.

references

Dapporto (1998a), Dapporto, Fiorini, Fiumi & Flamigni (2005a), Ebert (ed., 2001a), Erlacher (2009a), Lepiforum (2021), Teobaldelli (2018a).