Moths of North Carolina
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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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