Photo © Ian Thirlwell
Banded Pine Carpet
Pungeleria capreolaria
Checklist Number70.2841 [B&F: 1962b]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Ennominae |
| Genus: | Pungeleria |
| Species: | capreolaria |
| Authority: | ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) |
First recorded in Britain in Sussex in 2014, and recorded annually subsequently. While its stated range is the mountains of southern Europe, as well as on the Balkan Peninsula and the Caucasus, an increase of numbers of stragglers into northern Europe indicates a potential expansion of range, and it is not impossible that this could result in a resident population in Britain in due course: the first (and so far only) record for the Isle of Wight occurred in 2014, with Hampshire seeing its first in 2017. Four records in the Bournemouth area in 2018, 2021 and 2023 (2) suggest the possibility of localised colonisation. The larva lives on Pinus or Picea sp. on the continent. The adults fly in one or two generations a year; from June till the end of September.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Larval | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshwater Causeway (SZ38) | 07/06/2014 | one | David B Wooldridge | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 27/05/2017 | one | Ian Thirlwell | Adult |
| East Parley, Bournemouth (SZ19) | 12/06/2018 | one | Paul Baker | Adult |
| Hurn (SZ19) | 26/09/2021 | one | Mike Jeffes | Adult |
| Hurn (SZ19) | 11/05/2023 | one | Mike Jeffes | Adult |
| Hurn (SZ19) | 23/09/2023 | one | Mike Jeffes | Adult |
