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Tulip Tree Beauty moth

Epimecis hortaria

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Field Notes

Description:

Mottled white, brown & grey dotted & scalloped lines and margins; wingspan about 45mm;

Habitat:

urban schoolyard; we have the host plants of Sassafras, Tulip Poplar & Paw Paw trees

Reference Links:

Tulip-tree Beauty, Epimecis hortaria, subfamily Ennominae

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