Pale beauty

(Campaea perlata)

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Description

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. C. perlata is seen in almost the entire North American continent. Campaea is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1816.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Geometridae
Genus:Campaea
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