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Costaconvexa centrostrigaria (Wollaston, 1858) - Bent-line Carpet

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Larentiinae		Tribe:
Xanthorhoini		P3 Number:
91a0448		 MONA Number:
7416.00		 MONA Synonym:
Orthonama centrostrigaria		Other Common Name:
Bent-lined Carpet
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Orthonama centrostrigaria); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: A medium sized Wave with sexually dimorphic wing markings. Males have a pale grayish or brownish median band bounded on the basal side with a chocolate brown area that extends to the antemedian. A similar chocolate brown band also exists on the outward side bordering the postmedian but below the cell this band changes sharply to a paler brown. Females are similar but have a blackish median band. Males of Orthonama obstipata are similar to female centrostrigaria in having a blackish median area, but have paler brown between the black median area and the whitish antemedian and postmedian lines (Forbes, 1948). The apex is also marked with a dark wedge in centrostrigaria but is pale in obstipata and bounded below by a dark dash or shade. Additionally, the postmedian in obstipata is usually incurved where it meets the costa but is either slightly excurved or straight in centrostrigaria.
Wingspan: 20 mm
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Costaconvexa centrostrigaria
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: We have records from essentially the entire spectrum of forested and open habitats in North Carolina, from maritime dunes to Spruce-Fir forests.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous, feeding on many species of forbs. Forbes (1948) lists Polygonum and Covell (1984) adds Smartweed (Persicaria). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Fields
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S5]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-02
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2025-05-16
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-11
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-11
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, John Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-29
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-25
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Bonnie Eamick on 2025-04-25
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-04-17
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, John Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-04-14
Bladen Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2025-04-10
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-04-05
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-04-03
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-01
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Rich Teper on 2025-03-28
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-25
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-03-19
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-03-19
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-15
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-03-15
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2025-03-14
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2025-03-13
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-12
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-03-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2025-02-25
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2025-02-25
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: AD Evans on 2025-02-25
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2025-02-06
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-01-31
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-12-30
Durham Co.
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