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70.077 BF1767  –  Geometridae –  Larentiinae – Pennithera firmata – Pine Carpet – (Hübner, 1822) Adult Macro:  CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Good photographs maybe required – Can be confused with other species       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines
Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Macro   >>  Geometridae  >> Larentiinae
Other Name/s: Thera firmata
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Grey Pine Carpet
ID pointers: The more indented dark band on the forewing helps to eliminate Grey Pine Carpet (Thera obeliscata).
Related Link  🔗 Pine v Spruce ID Reference
Distribution:  (Last record: 2023 )  –  Widespread across the county and appears to be common where there are Pine Trees.
General Comment: None Flight Period: July /  August –  On the wing between July – August.
  Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Will Soar  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 30-34mm
Forewing: 13-16mm Food Plant: Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris).
Last Recorded Year: 2023
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded
Selected Images:  Images by Will Soar © – Kings Newton and Doug Aston © – Middleton-by-Youlgrave

70.077 BF1767 - Pine Carpet - Geometridae - Pennithera firmata
Pine Carpet – Pennithera firmata
70.077 BF1767 - Pine Carpet - Geometridae - Pennithera firmata
Pine Carpet – Pennithera firmata
70.077 BF1767 - Pine Carpet - Geometridae - Pennithera firmata
Pine Carpet – Pennithera firmata
70.077 BF1767 - Pine Carpet - Geometridae - Pennithera firmata
70.077 BF1767 - Pine Carpet - Geometridae - Pennithera firmata
70.077 BF1767 - Pine Carpet - Geometridae - Pennithera firmata


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Distribution Map for Pennithera firmata

Found 177 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ 46 from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 131 from Before 2020
Flying
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Pennithera firmata

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Pennithera firmata
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Pennithera firmata
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Pennithera firmata
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Pennithera firmata
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Pennithera firmata
AGR: 1.5%   |   Total % Change: 42.9%

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Pennithera firmata
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Pennithera firmata
( data includes Adult Stage only )

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2026.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Pennithera firmata – 177 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
mellorSJ98Z13/10/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Darwin ForestSK26X09/10/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Darwin ForestSK26X07/10/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Darwin ForestSK26X06/10/20253adultvc57_irecords_extract
Darwin ForestSK26X05/10/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Froggatt, Hope ValleySK27N19/09/20253adultvc57_irecords_extract
Cromford MoorSK25X07/09/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Froggatt, Hope ValleySK27N05/09/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Havercroft RoadSK38L25/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Havercroft RoadSK38L24/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wingerworth, DerbyshireSK36Y22/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hadfield, Glossop, UKSK09I26/07/20251Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Froggatt, Hope ValleySK27N14/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
MellorSJ98Z30/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
MellorSJ98Z31/10/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
MellorSJ98Z25/10/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Belper, DerbyshireSK34N25/10/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Darley BridgeSK26Q09/09/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Darley BridgeSK26Q08/09/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Sandiacre GardenSK43T02/09/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Norton Lees, Sheffield (VC)SK38L31/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ninelands RoadSK28F06/09/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft AveSK07S04/08/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F19/09/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ninelands RoadSK28F02/09/20222adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F30/08/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Station Road, Darley DaleSK26R28/08/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Lower Cromford GardenSK25Y19/07/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
DRONFIELD WOODHOUSESK37J19/11/20212adultvc57_irecords_extract
Middleton by YoulgreaveSK16W18/09/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
HathersageSK28F13/09/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
HathersageSK28F03/09/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F13/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
The Mays, Malthouse Lane, FroggattSK27N20/09/20203adultDanes_2019-2021
The Mays, Malthouse Lane, FroggattSK27N15/09/20201adultDanes_2019-2021
Ninelands RoadSK28F14/09/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
The Mays, Malthouse Lane, FroggattSK27N14/09/20203adultDanes_2019-2021
The Mays, Malthouse Lane, FroggattSK27N09/09/20202adultDanes_2019-2021
The Mays, Malthouse Lane, FroggattSK27N06/09/20204adultDanes_2019-2021
Havercroft RoadSK38L04/09/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
The Mays, Malthouse Lane, FroggattSK27N04/09/20203adultDanes_2019-2021
The Mays, Malthouse Lane, FroggattSK27N31/08/20201adultDanes_2019-2021
The Mays, Malthouse Lane, FroggattSK27N24/08/20203adultDanes_2019-2021
DRONFIELD WOODHOUSESK37J16/07/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
DRONFIELD WOODHOUSESK37J15/07/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
The Mays, Malthouse Lane, FroggattSK27N01/07/20201adultDanes_2019-2021
Not givenSK36C26/09/20191Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ashford In the Water (Marble Mill)SK16Z26/09/20191adultDanes_2019-2021
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F22/09/20192adultvc57_irecords_extract
The Mays, Malthouse Lane, FroggattSK27N15/09/20192adultDanes_2019-2021
The Mays, Malthouse Lane, FroggattSK27N31/08/20195adultDanes_2019-2021
The Mays, Malthouse Lane, FroggattSK27N25/08/20192adultDanes_2019-2021
HathersageSK28F23/08/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ashford In the Water (Marble Mill)SK16Z09/08/20191adultDanes_2019-2021
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F29/07/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
DRONFIELD WOODHOUSESK37J24/08/20171adultvc57_irecords_extract
Welbeck Drive, WingerworthSK36T21/09/20161Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Welbeck Drive, WingerworthSK36T13/09/20161Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X14/08/20161Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Not givenSK27N12/09/20155Adultvc57_irecords_extract
DRONFIELD WOODHOUSESK37J17/07/20151adultvc57_irecords_extract
DRONFIELD WOODHOUSESK37J15/07/20151adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X19/10/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R12/10/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R12/10/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R07/10/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R07/10/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R04/10/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R04/10/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R23/09/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S23/09/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S23/09/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R23/09/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S22/09/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S22/09/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X21/09/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Welbeck Drive, WingerworthSK36T13/09/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Welbeck Drive, WingerworthSK36T12/09/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S11/09/20132Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S11/09/20132Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Welbeck Drive, WingerworthSK36T08/09/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R05/09/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R05/09/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N30/08/20132Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N30/08/20132Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N18/08/20132Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N18/08/20132Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R11/08/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R11/08/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Not givenSK27N09/08/20132Adultvc57_irecords_extract
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N09/08/20132Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N09/08/20132Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Welbeck Drive,WingerworthSK36T27/09/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N17/09/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N17/09/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Beeley Moor (Slagmill Plantation)SK36E03/09/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Beeley Moor (Slagmill Plantation)SK36E03/09/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R31/08/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R18/08/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R18/08/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R17/08/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R17/08/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Duffield Rd, Allestree, DerbySK34K21/05/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Duffield Rd, Allestree, DerbySK34K21/05/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R14/09/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N11/09/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N11/09/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R10/09/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N03/09/20112Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N03/09/20112Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N02/09/20113Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N02/09/20113Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Oaks Barn Cottage, Monyash Rd, Over Haddon, BakewellSK26D31/08/20112Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N29/08/20112Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N29/08/20112Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N21/08/20112Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N21/08/20112Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Calke Park Estate bottom of Fishermans carparkSK32R08/10/20102adultvc57_irecords_extract
Calke Park,TicknallSK32R08/10/20102Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R16/09/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rose Av,ClowneSK57D13/09/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R08/09/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Welbeck Drive,WingerworthSK36T05/09/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S22/08/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N04/08/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N04/08/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Back Lane,GlapwellSK46T24/08/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Back Lane, GlapwellSK46T24/08/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N23/08/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N23/08/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N10/08/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N10/08/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Flash Lane,Beeley MoorSK26X07/08/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Cross Green Cottages,Flint Lane,South DarleySK26Q18/10/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S30/08/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Flash Lane,Beeley MoorSK26X29/08/20089Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N16/09/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N16/09/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N11/08/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N11/08/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N08/07/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N08/07/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Creswell Meadow, Creswell, WorksopSK57H16/09/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Robin WoodSK32M23/06/20061Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Robin Wood (centre area track), TicknallSK32M23/06/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Whitwell Wood,Whitwell,WorksopSK57J18/09/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Duck Pond Wood, NorburySK14B03/09/20052Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Duck Pond Wood, NorburySK14B03/09/20052Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Back Lane,GlapwellSK46T06/09/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Back Lane, GlapwellSK46T06/09/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Cross Green Cottages,Flint Lane,South DarleySK26Q14/08/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Whitwell Woods, DerbyshireSK57J23/08/20033adultvc57_irecords_extract
Whitwell Wood (centre area), Whitwell, WorksopSK57J23/08/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y26/06/20031Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y26/06/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R14/09/20011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R11/08/20011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R24/07/20011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Whitesprings Plantation, Hall Dale, Darley DaleSK26X22/07/20011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Field,Shipley,IlkestonSK44M14/06/20011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Field,Shipley,IlkestonSK44M14/06/20011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R06/08/19991Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ivy Cottage, YoulgreaveSK26C28/07/19981Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Flash Lane,Beeley Moor (site not precise)SK26Z05/08/19961Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Flash Lane, Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precise)SK26Z05/08/19961Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Flash Lane,Beeley Moor (site not precise)SK26Z04/08/19957Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Flash Lane, Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precise)SK26Z04/08/19957Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Parkway, New MillsSK08D11/07/19951Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Johnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C09/09/19891Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Johnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C09/09/19891Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Parkway, New MillsSK08D13/10/19861Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Matlock (Teacher Training College)SK36A23/08/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Matlock (Teacher Training College)SK36A04/08/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S27/09/19681Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Little Eaton, Derby (site not precise)SK34Q01/01/19001Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Little Eaton, Derby (site not precise)SK34Q01/01/18951Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Potlock Covert, Willington (site not precise)SK32E01/01/18661Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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