Yorkshire Status: Thinly distributed or restricted resident.

This is a much less common moth than Grey Pine Carpet or Spruce Carpet and is uncommon in gardens, however in areas with a lot of Scots Pine it can be quite common eg 104 at Ellington Banks on 25/9/2009. It is quite easy to confuse it with reddish-brown forms of Grey Pine Carpet but the presence of a deep notch on the inside of the central band usually points to Pine Carpet. It occurs all across the county in areas with a lot of the foodplant, and numbers and distribution appear to be stable. The Field Guide says it is univoltine, but flight-time phenograms suggest a small first brood and a much bigger second brood in early September. Moths reported in May are usually Grey Pine Carpet!

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: A very local species in Yorkshire, and except for a few wanderers only recorded from areas with reasonable sized pine woods or possibly old Scots pine.

Recorded in 112 (56%) of 200 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1880. Last Recorded in 2023. Additional Stats

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