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Campaea perlata

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Common NamePale Beauty SeasonalityAdults fly late June through early August, peaking in the latter half of July. IdentificationThe Pale Beauty is readily recognizable by its large size and pale green wings, crossed by two transverse lines. The green colour fades to pale tan in older museum specimens.
Scientific Name Campaea perlata Common Name Pale Beauty Habitat Widespread in forested and shrubby habitats. Seasonality Adults fly late June through early August, peaking in the latter half of July. Identification The Pale Beauty is readily recognizable by its large size and pale green wings, crossed by two transverse lines. The green colour fades to pale tan in older museum specimens. Life History
Known as the fringed looper, the caterpillar has, as the name suggests, short, hair-like fringes along the ventral margin; when apresssed close to a branch, the fringes help break the outline of the body and make the…
Known as the fringed looper, the caterpillar has, as the name suggests, short, hair-like fringes along the ventral margin; when apresssed close to a branch, the fringes help break the outline of the body and make the larva nearly invisible (see Ives & Wong 1988). The caterpillars overwinter in the third or fourth instar (McGuffin 1981), likely exposed on bark and branches. Adults often flush out of shrubby understory during the day, but are primarily nocturnal and come to lights. At northern latitudes where nights are very short or absent during the flight period, adults are diurnal (McGuffin 1981). One of our most common and conspicuous geometrids.
Conservation Not of concern. Diet Info Larvae are generalists on a wide range of deciduous trees, shrubs and conifers. Prentice (1963) reports most larval collections were from Trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides). Range Alaska to Labrador and Newfoundland, south to GA, AR, and AZ (McGuffin 1981, Wagner et al. 2001).

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"Species Details - Campaea perlata, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3974. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.

Authorship

Name Schmidt, B. C.
Role species page author
Date 2003-08

References

Specimen Information

There are 145 specimens of this Species.

145 results plotted on map in 51 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

BIRD3482 - Campaea perlata

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2001-08-02

BIRD3483 - Campaea perlata

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2001-08-02

BIRD3484 - Campaea perlata

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2001-08-02

BIRD3485 - Campaea perlata

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Erskine Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2001-08-06

BIRD3486 - Campaea perlata

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2001-08-14

BIRD3487 - Campaea perlata

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2001-08-25

BIRD3488 - Campaea perlata

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nevis Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2002-07-07

BIRD3489 - Campaea perlata

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Erskine Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2002-07-15

BIRD3490 - Campaea perlata

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Erskine Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2002-07-20

BIRD3491 - Campaea perlata

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nevis Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2002-07-22

BIRD3492 - Campaea perlata

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2002-08-03

BIRD3493 - Campaea perlata

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Lake Provincial Recreation Area Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2003-08-05

BIRD3494 - Campaea perlata

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Lake Provincial Recreation Area Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2003-08-07

BIRD3495 - Campaea perlata

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, J.J. Collett Natural Area Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2003-08-09

BIRD6918 - Campaea perlata

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2004-07-12

BIRD6919 - Campaea perlata

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Beaverdam Provincial Recreation Area Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2004-07-23

BIRD6920 - Campaea perlata

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Beaverdam Provincial Recreation Area Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2004-07-23

BIRD6921 - Campaea perlata

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Beaverdam Provincial Recreation Area Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2004-07-23

BIRD6922 - Campaea perlata

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Buffalo Lake Provincial Recreation Area Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2004-07-25

BIRD6923 - Campaea perlata

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Erskine Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2004-07-28

BIRD6924 - Campaea perlata

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Lake Provincial Recreation Area Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2004-08-02

Adult Seasonal Distribution