Geometridae : Ennominae
Banded Pine Carpet
PUNGELERIA capreolaria ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Banded Pine Carpet
PUNGELERIA capreolaria ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
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Life Cycle Guide - Europe
Description
Wingspan: 27 - 32mm
Worldwide Distribution: Central,eastern and southern Europe
UK Distribution: Rare migrant to south coast
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Subalpine Conifer Forests
Similar Species -
Observations: A rare migrant from central,eastern and southern Europe, the first sighting of this moth in Britain occurring on the 27 September 2013 from St Sampsons - Guernsey in the Channel Islands.Another record was made from Icart Point in Guernsey on 19 May 2014 with four being recorded in England the same year with Bracklesham - West Sussex - 18 May,Dymchurch - Kent - 20 May, Freshwater - Isle of Wight - 7 June and Greatstone Kent - 8 June. It is suggested the moth occurred as an immigrant on the Channel Isles due to the close date correlation between the second moth and two of the later specimens,all May 2014.
The fourth English record caught by light trap on 8 June was a female which deposited five ova in the bare plastic container but one was dislodged and lost with the remaining ova hatching on the 18 June.The larvae were reared on Norway Spruce. Description of larval stages above.
The forewings are triangulated and closed at rest so hindwings are not visible. They are whitish buff colour with a darker median area with antemedial and postmedial lines showning clearly in darker brown.The median band is narrow at the dorsum and wider at the costa with a dark brown apial streak.
Worldwide Distribution: Central,eastern and southern Europe
UK Distribution: Rare migrant to south coast
UK Conservation Status -
- Migrant
- Least Concern
- Geometra capreolaria ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
- Geometra capreolaria ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
- Austria - near Vienna
Habitat: Subalpine Conifer Forests
Similar Species -
- None
- First Instar - Grey to greyish green with darker dorsal stripe and pale head.
- Second Instar - Pale green with narrow dark green dorsal line and narrow whitish subdorsal and spiracular lines,pale brown head and terminal segment
- Third Instar - Green with narrow dark green dorsal line,broader pale whitish green subdorsal and spiracular lines. Head pale green with brownish margins,dark lateral linesand slightly darker central band.Legs pale green
- Fourth/Fifth Instar - Final instar larva 29mm,mid green with narrow slightly darker dorsal line,narrow pale subdorsal line,defined pale yellow spiracular line. Head green with dark lateral bars. Brownish green true legs and prolegs green.Pale setae sparsley present on all instars
Observations: A rare migrant from central,eastern and southern Europe, the first sighting of this moth in Britain occurring on the 27 September 2013 from St Sampsons - Guernsey in the Channel Islands.Another record was made from Icart Point in Guernsey on 19 May 2014 with four being recorded in England the same year with Bracklesham - West Sussex - 18 May,Dymchurch - Kent - 20 May, Freshwater - Isle of Wight - 7 June and Greatstone Kent - 8 June. It is suggested the moth occurred as an immigrant on the Channel Isles due to the close date correlation between the second moth and two of the later specimens,all May 2014.
The fourth English record caught by light trap on 8 June was a female which deposited five ova in the bare plastic container but one was dislodged and lost with the remaining ova hatching on the 18 June.The larvae were reared on Norway Spruce. Description of larval stages above.
The forewings are triangulated and closed at rest so hindwings are not visible. They are whitish buff colour with a darker median area with antemedial and postmedial lines showning clearly in darker brown.The median band is narrow at the dorsum and wider at the costa with a dark brown apial streak.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Pinaceae - Pine Family
- Abies alba - Silver Fir
- Picea abies - Norway Spruce
- Abies alba - Silver Fir
Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometroidea Geometridae Ennominae Campaeini PUNGELERIA Rougemont 1903 Pungeleria capreolaria ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) - Geometra capreolaria ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) - GEOMETRA capreolaria ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) - Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend : Title Page : p.105 - n.2 - Austria - near Vienna - P.c.f. valesiaria Vorbrodt & Rutz, 1913 - uniform grey P.c.f. donzelaria Duponchel, 1829 - Yellowish white,cross lines brown,small discal spot visible - female only P.c.f. nigrofasciata Feltin, 1938 - median area blackish |