Grey Pine Carpet Moth

A very variable species in size colour and markings and can be difficult to separate from thera britannica spruce carpet.

Grey pine carpet moth.

The larvae feed mainly on pine pinus and spruce picea but sometimes on other conifers. 3810 adult 1 dead 4 larval. Recorded in 66 96 of 69 10k squares. Found locally throughout britain where its foodplant scots pine pinus sylvestris occurs this moth bears a resemblance to the closely related grey pine carpet thera obeliscata but has a more indented dark band on the forewing it has quite a long emergence period and can be found on the wing from late july to november.

Grey pine carpet thera obeliscata hübner 1787 moths geometer moths thera thera obeliscata show related species. Kent and se london branch. Species photo in new tab observation details type. Grey pine carpet thera obeliscata hübner 1787 wingspan 28 36 mm.

Compared to spruce carpet it is usually light red brown to dark brown rather than grey and is more lightly fluted narrowing dorsally however this can vary considerably. Home id tips submit records facebook page get involved books links gallery recorders database. Grey pine carpet thera obeliscata. Kent moth group affilliated with butterfly conservation.

Grey pine carpet thera obeliscata the moths of suffolk. There are two generations with moths flying from may to july and again in september and october. There are 1984 county records of 3815 individuals from 216 different sites. Grey pine carpet ian hodgson.

Published may 21 2016 at 3696 2746 in grey pine carpet ian hodgson. Skip to primary content. Pine carpet grey pine carpet spruce carpet and juniper carpet are all or can be extremely similar but pine carpet should provide much less of a challenge by having a distinctive reddish brown ground colouration to the wings. As with many moths there are always some differences in markings which can make one.

First recorded in 1839. Leave a reply cancel reply. Geometridae 70 081 grey pine carpet thera obeliscata. Juniper and pine carpet.