Therapis

Therapis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Its only species, Therapis flavicaria, was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.^[1] It is found in south-eastern and eastern Europe, east to Turkey, Russia and Georgia.

Therapis
T. flavicaria from Cherkasy, Ukraine
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Tribe:	Ourapterygini
Genus:	Therapis Hübner, 1823
Species:	T. flavicaria
Binomial name
Therapis flavicaria (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
Synonyms
Geometra flavicaria Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775

The wingspan is 26–30 mm.

The larvae feed on various Lamiaceae species, including Lamium and Galeopsis.