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Light Emerald

Campaea margaritaria

About

A delicate pale green moth with fine white cross-lines that fades to white as it ages. It is one of the most commonly encountered emerald moths at light traps.

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Did You Know?

Its green pigment is chemically unstable and bleaches completely in museum specimens within months.