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: May 15, 2024
Submitted by: Michele Pollock
Region: Brown County, Indiana, United States
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Observation date: Oct 18, 2025
Submitted by: LittleWoodSatyr
Region: Defiance County, Ohio, United States
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Region: Contra Costa County, California, United States
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Observation date: Oct 11, 2025
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Oct 11, 2025
Observation date: Sep 27, 2025
Submitted by: Sheryl Johnson
Region: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Sep 30, 2025
Observation date: Sep 27, 2025
Submitted by: drifter423
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Sep 28, 2025
Observation date: Aug 08, 2025
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
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Verified date: Sep 27, 2025
Observation date: Sep 20, 2025
Submitted by: MistyLyn
Region: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Sep 21, 2025
Observation date: Sep 12, 2025
Submitted by: naj.pilla
Region: Porter County, Indiana, United States
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Verified date: Sep 17, 2025
Observation date: Sep 14, 2025
Submitted by: MistyLyn
Region: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Sep 14, 2025
Observation date: Aug 15, 2025
Submitted by: jwsformo
Region: Genesee County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 16, 2025
Observation date: Jul 25, 2025
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 26, 2025
Observation date: Jul 19, 2025
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 20, 2025
Observation date: Jul 18, 2025
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 19, 2025
Observation date: Jul 14, 2025
Submitted by: vvryabyy
Region: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 14, 2025
Observation date: Jul 11, 2025
Submitted by: vvryabyy
Region: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 12, 2025
Observation date: Jun 14, 2025
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Jul 10, 2025
Observation date: May 16, 2025
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 10, 2025
Observation date: Jul 03, 2025
Submitted by: jwileyrains
Region: Connecticut, United States
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Verified date: Jul 09, 2025
Observation date: Jun 13, 2025
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 08, 2025
Observation date: Jun 29, 2025
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jun 29, 2025
Observation date: Jun 23, 2025
Submitted by: Cheri Pierce
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 27, 2025
Observation date: Jun 18, 2025
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 18, 2025
Observation date: Jun 08, 2025
Submitted by: Colleen K
Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 09, 2025
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