Campaea margaritaria (Linnaeus, 1761)
(Light Emerald)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCampaea margaritaria (Light Emerald)
SubfamilyENNOMINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyGEOMETRIDAE (geometrids, carpets, pugs and loopers)
SuperfamilyGEOMETROIDEA (butterfly moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Campaea margaritaria (Light Emerald) :
1: Campaea margaritaria (Light Emerald)
15 Jun 2018 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
at MV trap
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - natural background
2: Campaea margaritaria (Light Emerald)
7 Sep 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, at MV light
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - natural background (2)
3: Campaea margaritaria (Light Emerald)
18 Jun 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
At Actinic light sheet
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - natural background
4: Campaea margaritaria (Light Emerald)
4 Oct 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Looper caterpillar, beaten from birch . Photos: Larva
Image 1: Larva - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Larva - head end - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 3: Larva - lateral view - enlargedImage 4: Larva - tail end - dorsal view - highly enlarged
5: Campaea margaritaria (Light Emerald)
4 Oct 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Looper caterpillar, beaten from Grey Sallow . Photos: Larva, pupal cocoon of Hymenopteran parasite
Image 1: Hymenopteran parasite pupal cocoon in lid of rearing tube - highly enlargedImage 2: Larva - dorsal view - enlargedImage 3: Larva - head end - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 4: Larva - lateral view - enlargedImage 5: Larva - lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 6: Larva - tail end - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 7: Larva - tail end - dorsal view - highly enlarged (2)Image 8: Larva - tail end - lateral view - highly enlarged
6: Campaea margaritaria (Light Emerald)
17 Jun 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath Trap 16/17 June 03
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Dorsal view (2)Image 3: Dorsal view (3)Image 4: UndersideImage 5: Underside (2)Image 6: Underside (3)

Campaea margaritaria (Light Emerald) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Campaea margaritaria (Light Emerald)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Campaea margaritaria (Light Emerald)
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