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Tulip-tree Beauty

Epimecis hortaria

Photo by Latimeria
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Description:

Tan with scalloped markings of black and white lines.

Notes:

Well-named, a pretty moth whose host plants as a caterpillar include tulip tree, sassafras, and poplar. I believe it's a male, judging from the antennae. Drawn to light.

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