[ncsc-moths] Re: [ncsc-moths] Is this a 7416 B – Bent-line Carpet Moth – Costaconvexa centrostrigaria

  • From: "J. Merrill Lynch" <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 11:42:05 -0400

Jackie,

This is 7290 Coryphista meadii (Barberry Geometer).  You must have
some barberry (Berberis sp.) bushes nearby.  I've never seen this one
in Watauga County.  Good find!

Merrill

On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 9:33 PM, Jackie Nelson <ephemeropterae@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 7416 B – Bent-line Carpet Moth – Costaconvexa centrostrigaria?
> I'm looking at all my Bent-line Carpets from the past year's mothing.  I'm
> amazed by the variety of coloration in my collection, but this fella looks
> different enough for me to ask.
>
> Thanks,
> Jackie
> NW NC
>
>
>



-- 
J. Merrill Lynch
Echo Valley Farm
Watauga County, NC
Elevation:  3,400 feet

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