The Bent-line Carpet
Costaconvexa centrostrigaria (Wollaston, 1858)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Larentiinae
Identification: Wings pale gray with many fine, broken, dotted, or scalloped lines. Median area in male defined by wide blackish am. line and curved upper half of pm. line (lower half absent). Median area same color as rest of forewing in male; darker brown in female. Tiny black discal dots on all wings.
Wing Span: 1.7-2.3 cm.
Life History:
Flight: March-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Low plants such as knotweed and smartweed.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Maine and Quebec south throughout eastern North America.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: formerly in genus Orthonama
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Observation date: Jun 18, 2025
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
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Submitted by: Colleen K
Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
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Submitted by: Steven Wilson
Region: Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States
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Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: May 31, 2025
Submitted by: Steven Wilson
Region: Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States
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Observation date: May 15, 2025
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Region: Allen County, Indiana, United States
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Observation date: Apr 19, 2025
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
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Observation date: Apr 19, 2025
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Apr 20, 2025
Observation date: Aug 14, 2024
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Mar 30, 2025
Observation date: Jul 15, 2016
Submitted by: Trailmaker
Region: Jefferson County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Feb 11, 2025
Observation date: Nov 02, 2024
Submitted by: SusanPotomac
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
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Observation date: Oct 13, 2024
Submitted by: Ljay
Region: Thurston County, Washington, United States
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Verified date: Nov 02, 2024
Observation date: Sep 07, 2024
Submitted by: pammymp
Region: Island County, Washington, United States
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Verified date: Oct 11, 2024
Observation date: Oct 05, 2024
Submitted by: Ljay
Region: Thurston County, Washington, United States
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Verified date: Oct 06, 2024
Observation date: Sep 29, 2024
Submitted by: SWilliams
Region: York County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Oct 01, 2024
Observation date: Sep 28, 2024
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 29, 2024
Observation date: Sep 17, 2024
Submitted by: Ljay
Region: Thurston County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 19, 2024
Observation date: Sep 12, 2024
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 13, 2024
Observation date: Sep 02, 2024
Submitted by: Belinda Knoblock
Region: Putnam County, West Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Sep 03, 2024
Observation date: Aug 31, 2024
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 31, 2024
Observation date: Jun 30, 2024
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Aug 31, 2024
Observation date: Aug 12, 2024
Submitted by: SWilliams
Region: York County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 13, 2024
Observation date: Jul 27, 2024
Submitted by: pammymp
Region: Island County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 02, 2024
Observation date: May 15, 2024
Submitted by: Brittanie
Region: New York County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 29, 2024
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