Costaconvexa centrostrigaria

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Costaconvexa centrostrigaria
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Costaconvexa
Species:
C. centrostrigaria
Binomial name
Costaconvexa centrostrigaria
(Wollaston, 1858)[1]
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

  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. Kimber, Ian. "The Traveller Costaconvexa centrostrigaria". ukmoths. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. Fauna Europaea
  4. Bug Guide

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