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Campaea perlata
Thank you to Jakubko for helping identify!
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Lovely! This is a beautiful native species, and thankfully is not the harmful Lymantria dispar, or the Gypsy Moth. Campaea perlata is in the Geometridae family, which is characterized by a delicate shape with the hindwings showing. There are exceptions, but those are few.
Here's another link for Campaea perlata:
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.ed...
Here's a link for Lymantria dispar, which is in the family Lymantriidae. These moths generally have a "bulky" appearance:
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.ed...
Hope this helps, and great detail on the shots!