Species Details

ABH: 70.081

BF: 1768

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Thera obeliscata

Authority: (Hübner, [1787])

Vernacular: Grey Pine Carpet

Account: Common in coniferous woodland, plantations, parks and gardens throughout the British Isles; common and widespread in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 28-36 mm. For comparison with confusion species, click here. Larva feeds on coniferous trees, including Scots Pine, Norway Spruce, Douglas Fir, Lawson's Cypress and Leyland Cypress.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 28 — 36 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 21 Mar (2024) — 22 Nov (1991)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Picea abies (Norway Spruce), Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine), Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas Fir).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/thera-obeliscata/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 1373

Individuals: 1188

Earliest Year: 1883

Latest Year: 2025

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