Bent-lined Carpet Moth

Brown moth with an approximately 2cm wingspan. The antemedial and postmedial lines form dark brown bands. The postmedial line ends midway across the wing. All four wings have small, black discal spots.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Can you elaborate a bit on AM and PM lines? Never heard of this terminology. Posted 7 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Sure, sorry! AM = antemedial and PM = postmedial. I updated the description and removed the abbreviations. Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    This link has a diagram of moth anatomy, which shows where these lines are: http://bcrc.bio.umass.edu/kunkel/Moths/sargent/lon_fig2_2.html Posted 7 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Thank you, that's a very useful diagram. Added it to our guide:
      https://www.jungledragon.com/species/guide Posted 7 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        You're welcome! Posted 7 years ago

The Bent-line Carpet Moth

"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, the Canary Islands, the Azores and Madeira.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young