UKMoths Pine Carpet Pennithera firmata - Distribution map
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70.077 BF1767
Pine Carpet Pennithera firmata
(Hübner, [1822])
Wingspan 30-34 mm.
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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