Pale beauty moth - geometrid

Campaea perlata

Description:

light green and fairly large geometer of about 2 1/2 in span

Habitat:

porch light, mixed conifer hardwood forest

Notes:

very pale green

1 Species ID Suggestions

ianmaton 11 years ago

Pale Beauty Moth

Campaea perlata Moth Photographers Group – Campaea perlata – 6796

4 Comments

KarenSaxton 11 years ago

I'm open to suggestions. It looks a lot like the emerald's I"ve seen, but not as bright and it doesn't appear to have any rust spotting on the body or wings, if that helps

Cindy Mead 11 years ago

hit enter too fast.. meant to say cool spotting! :)

Cindy Mead 11 years ago

I've never seen a pale beauty this green-- it looks more like an emerald spp.

KarenSaxton 11 years ago

Thank you for this one too :)

Spotted by
KarenSaxton

Coquille, Oregon, USA

Spotted on Jul 22, 2012
Submitted on Jul 22, 2012

Spotted for Missions

Moths of the World
The Pacific Northwest Bioregion