Grey Pine Carpet Moth

Grey pine carpet thera obeliscata.

Grey pine carpet moth. Grey pine carpet thera obeliscata the moths of suffolk. Skip to primary content. The larvae feed mainly on pine pinus and spruce picea but sometimes on other conifers. Grey pine carpet thera obeliscata imoths suffolk moths mobile.

Published may 21 2016 at 3696 2746 in grey pine carpet ian hodgson. 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. Juniper and pine carpet. As with many moths there are always some differences in markings which can make one.

Species photo in new tab observation details type. First recorded in 1839. Geometridae 70 081 grey pine carpet thera obeliscata. Grey pine carpet thera obeliscata hübner 1787 wingspan 28 36 mm.

Leave a reply cancel reply. There are two generations with moths flying from may to july and again in september and october. 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. Kent moth group affilliated with butterfly conservation.

Grey pine carpet ian hodgson. 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. Home id tips submit records facebook page get involved books links gallery recorders database. Recorded in 66 96 of 69 10k squares.

3810 adult 1 dead 4 larval. There are 1984 county records of 3815 individuals from 216 different sites. Individual records comprise of. A very variable species in size colour and markings and can be difficult to separate from thera britannica spruce carpet.