Banded Pine Carpet Pungeleria capreolaria
Banded Pine Carpet Pungeleria capreolaria
70.2481 BF1962b
Wingspan 30-38mm.
The first British records of this European species were in 2014 when four individuals turned up in various localities in Sussex, Kent and the Isle of Wight. Since then a small number of additional records have been encountered in southern counties.
Abroad, the species is found in southern and central/eastern Europe, occupying coniferous forests.
The larvae feed from autumn and through the winter on Silver Fir (Abies alba) and Norway Spruce (Picea abies).
Flight period
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 5 |
| June | 2 |
| July | 0 |
| August | 0 |
| September | 6 |
| October | 0 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 0 |
