Costaconvexa centrostrigaria

Costaconvexa centrostrigaria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Costaconvexa
Species:	C. centrostrigaria
Binomial name
	Costaconvexa centrostrigaria; (Wollaston, 1858)
Synonyms
	Coremia centrostrigaria Wollaston, 1858; Orthonama centrostrigaria; Costaconvexa mediata (Walker, 1862) ; Costaconvexa latirupta (Walker, 1866) ; Costaconvexa luscinata (Zeller, 1873) ; Costaconvexa interruptata (Rebel, 1894) ; Costaconvexa paranensis (Schaus, 1901) ;

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.^[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.

References

^ mothphotographersgroup
^ Kimber, Ian. "The Traveller Costaconvexa centrostrigaria". ukmoths. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
^ Fauna Europaea
^ Bug Guide

External links

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[1] thphotographersgroup

[2] Kimber, Ian. "The Traveller Costaconvexa centrostrigaria". ukmoths. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[3] Fauna Europaea

[4] Bug Guide

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