Moths of North Carolina
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792 NC Records

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

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: LarentiinaeTribe: XanthorhoiniP3 Number: 910260.00 MONA Number: 7416.00 MONA Synonym: Orthonama centrostrigaria
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Orthonama centrostrigaria); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: 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:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
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: Polyphagous, feeding on many species of forbs. Forbes (1948) lists Polygonum. Covell (1984) adds Smartweed (Persicaria species). - 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 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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 Photo Gallery for Costaconvexa centrostrigaria - Bent-line Carpet Moth

281 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2024-04-14
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-04-14
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-04-14
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-13
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-04-08
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-05
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-01
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-30
Rowan Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-29
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-03-27
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-16
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-03-11
Bladen Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-10
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-03-07
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2024-03-05
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-03
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-02-27
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-12-05
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-12-02
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-11-22
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-17
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-16
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-11-07
Polk Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-07
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-10-06
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-01
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-17
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-09-08
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2023-09-06
Davidson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-21
Wilson Co.
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