Moths of North Carolina
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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                                                                                 
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).
Wikipedia
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

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

Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-03-24
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: chuck smith on 2023-03-09
Davidson Co.
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Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2023-02-28
Davidson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-02-15
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-01-18
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-01-04
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-01-02
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-11-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-09-21
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-09-17
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2022-09-04
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-08-15
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Lior Carlson, Becky Watkins, Richard Teper, Stephen Dunn on 2022-07-23
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-04
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-21
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-21
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-18
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-14
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-12
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-05
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-06-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-04
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-05-28
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-23
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-05-18
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-05-17
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-15
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-05-15
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-05-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-05-04
Pender Co.
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