Although somewhat worn, I am pretty sure that this is a male Grey Pine Carpet, rather than Spruce Carpet, based on the antennae which don't look "toothed" to me, but would appreciate confirmation, or otherwise.
Thanks
Phil T
A Blog for moth recorders in Bucks, Berks and Oxon
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Hello Phil,
ReplyDeleteI agree with Grey Pine Carpet and in fact the moth as a whole seems to be a good example of that species and I doubt that it is very faded at all! Your depiction of the antenna reminds me that back in 2010 Butterfly Conservation produced a "Difficult Species Guide" to certain groups of macro-moths (Grey Pine Carpet and Spruce Carpet included) which was a very helpful addition to one's bookshelf. Unfortunately it is no longer available in print but the information in it can still be found on BC's website so I've added a link to it ("Difficult macro species") in the Links on the right-hand column of this page.
Thanks Dave,
ReplyDeleteThat's a very useful link--I've now bookmarked it for future reference.
Phil