Grey Pine Carpet Moth

Grey pine carpet thera obeliscata hübner 1787 wingspan 28 36 mm.

Grey pine carpet moth.

Individual records comprise of. 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. Leave a reply cancel reply. As with many moths there are always some differences in markings which can make one.

Home id tips submit records facebook page get involved books links gallery recorders database. Published may 21 2016 at 3696 2746 in grey pine carpet ian hodgson. There are 1984 county records of 3815 individuals from 216 different sites. Grey pine carpet thera obeliscata.

Kent moth group affilliated with butterfly conservation. There are two generations with moths flying from may to july and again in september and october. 3810 adult 1 dead 4 larval. First recorded in 1839.

Grey pine carpet thera obeliscata the moths of suffolk. 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. A very variable species in size colour and markings and can be difficult to separate from thera britannica spruce carpet.

The larvae feed mainly on pine pinus and spruce picea but sometimes on other conifers. Grey pine carpet thera obeliscata imoths suffolk moths mobile. Grey pine carpet ian hodgson. Geometridae 70 081 grey pine carpet thera obeliscata.

Grey pine carpet spruce carpet comparison taken from conifer moths of the british isles by j clifton j wheeler 2012 grey pine carpet spruce carpet comparison jon clifton list species records show all latest. Juniper and pine carpet. Kent and se london branch. Species photo in new tab observation details type.