Campaea perlata
| Pale beauty | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Campaeini |
| Genus: | Campaea |
| Species: | C. perlata |
| Binomial name | |
| Campaea perlata Guenée, 1858 | |
Campaea perlata, the pale beauty, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. The average wingspan is about 28–51 mm, and the female tends to be much larger than the male.
Range
C. perlata is seen in almost the entire North American continent.[1]
Food plants of the larvae
- Alder
- Ash
- Basswood
- Beech
- Birch
- Blueberry
- Canada buffaloberry
- Cherry
- Fir
- Elm
- Hemlock
- Maple
- Oak
- Photinia
- Pine
- Poplar
- Rose
- Spruce
- Tamarack
- Willow
References
| External identifiers for Campaea perlata | |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Life | 315715 |
| Also found in: Wikispecies | |
- ↑ Jim Sogaard. (2009) Moths & Caterpillars of the North Woods. Duluth, MN:Kollath+Stensaas.
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