Family: Geometridae

70.079 Spruce Carpet Thera britannica

There are 1580 county records of 3867 individuals from 163 different sites. First recorded in 1839.

Individual records comprise of: [3866 Adult] [1 Larval] .

Occurrence by month (Adults)

Jan
3
Apr
20
May
227
Jun
318
Jul
167
Aug
43
Sep
476
Oct
1879
Nov
699
Dec
31

Earliest: 02 Jan 2013 - Latest: 17 Dec 2018

Historical Abundance

2020
65
2019
179
2018
243
2017
416
2016
323
2015
167
2014
268
2013
221
2012
169
2011
417

Records (Individuals) by Vice County

VC67
1126 (2960)
VC68
454 (907)

Similar Species

1768 Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata

Status Grade 1

Larval food plants

Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii
Norway Spruce Picea abies
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis

Find moths by larval food plants here.

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