| 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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The Traveller or Bent-line Carpet (Costaconvexa centrostrigaria) is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is native to most of North America, except the artic north. 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.