- Costaconvexa centrostrigaria
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Costaconvexa centrostrigaria 
Scientific classification 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)
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.
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