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Grey pine carpet moth.
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Published may 21 2016 at 3696 2746 in grey pine carpet ian hodgson.
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The larvae feed mainly on pine pinus and spruce picea but sometimes on other conifers.
Geometridae 70 081 grey pine carpet thera obeliscata.
There are two generations with moths flying from may to july and again in september and october.
A very variable species in size colour and markings and can be difficult to separate from thera britannica spruce carpet.
Grey pine carpet ian hodgson.
Kent moth group affilliated with butterfly conservation.
Juniper and pine carpet.
Kent and se london branch.
Recorded in 66 96 of 69 10k squares.
Grey pine carpet thera obeliscata.
There are 1984 county records of 3815 individuals from 216 different sites.
As with many moths there are always some differences in markings which can make one.
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.
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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.
Grey pine carpet thera obeliscata hübner 1787 moths geometer moths thera thera obeliscata show related species.
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.
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.
Grey pine carpet thera obeliscata hübner 1787 wingspan 28 36 mm.
3810 adult 1 dead 4 larval.
Grey pine carpet thera obeliscata imoths suffolk moths mobile.
