Costaconvexa centrostrigaria
Costaconvexa centrostrigaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Costaconvexa |
Species: | C. centrostrigaria |
Binomial name | |
Costaconvexa centrostrigaria (Wollaston, 1858)[1] | |
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Costaconvexa centrostrigaria, the traveller or bent-line carpet, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is native to most of North America, except the Arctic. It is an introduced species in Great Britain,[2] the Canary Islands, the Azores and Madeira.[3]
The wingspan is 17–23 mm. The wings are pale gray to reddish brown. The antemedial and postmedial lines form dark brown bands. There is a small black discal spot on all wings. The species is sexually dimorphic. Males have mostly grey wings while females have a dark median area.[4] Adults are on wing from May to October in Ontario, March to November in north-eastern North America and year-round in Texas and the west. There are two or more generations per year.
The larvae feed on Polygonum species.
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