''Costaconvexa centrostrigaria'', the traveller or bent-line carpet, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is native to most of

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, except the Arctic. It is an introduced species in Great Britain, the

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, the Azores and

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. 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.Bug Guide
/ref> 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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Xanthorhoini Moths described in 1858 Moths of Europe Moths of North America Taxa named by Thomas Vernon Wollaston {{Xanthorhoini-stub