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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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Jul 24, 2021
Submitted by: dncms
Region: Knox County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: Ohio97
Verified date: Jul 28, 2021
Observation date: Jul 23, 2021
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 26, 2021
Observation date: May 06, 2021
Submitted by: Brittanie
Region: New York County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 25, 2021
Observation date: Jul 17, 2021
Submitted by: Latenight
Region: Cameron County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 20, 2021
Observation date: Jul 06, 2021
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 17, 2021
Observation date: Jul 15, 2021
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 17, 2021
Observation date: Jun 30, 2021
Submitted by: vsantiagoam
Region: Durham County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 15, 2021
