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Geometridae 91a0448 – 7416   Costaconvexa centrostrigaria (Wollaston, 1858)              Bent-line Carpet

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Polygonaceae Rubiaceae.  Host genera: Galium Persicaria[=Polygonum] Polygonum.  Host extended: herbaceous plants (Wagner 2005).  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: centrostrigaria (Wollaston, 1858) (Coremia) - MONA 1983: 7416 custodiata of authors; (not Guenée, [1858]) (Eubolia) misappl. interruptata (Rebel, 1894) (Cidaria) latirupta (Walker, 1866) (Phibalapteryx) luscinata (Zeller, 1873) (Cidaria) mediata (Walker, 1862) (Phibalapteryx) paranensis (Schaus, 1901) (Plemyria)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Schaus, W., 1901. New species of Geometridae from tropical America. Part II. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 27: 273. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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