1769 Spruce Carpet - Thera britannica.

Trapped - Newall, Derbyshire October 3rd 2005.

First record in Derbyshire near Chesterfield in 1991. With a sprinkling of specimens in 1992, 93 & 94.
By 1997 it was expanding it�s range and is now likely to have spread throughout the county and seems to be trapped in small numbers each year.
On the wing from May-July and September - November.

Food plant - A wide range of coniferous trees.