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Summary[edit] Description: Epimecis hortaria (Fabricius, 1794) - tulip-tree beauty moth in Ohio, USA. From Horn (2012): "The tulip-tree beauty is the largest Ohio species in [the Geometrid] family. It resembles most other inchworm moths in having broad wings and a narrow body reminiscent of a butterfly. Like many inchworm moths, the amount of dark scaling is highly variable: some individuals are very light, while melanic (blackish) individuals are known. The pattern of wavy zigzag lines remains consistent, and most inchworm moths have a distinctive pattern. The hindwing of the tulip-tree beauty has a scalloped edge. Inchworm larvae have abdominal prolegs present only at the front and back ends of their bodies. Thus, they move in a distinctive looping gait when in motion. Many inchworms, this species included, are remarkable twig mimics." Classification: Animalia, Arthropoda, Hexapoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Geometridae Locality: western side of Newark, central Licking County, central Ohio, USA Reference cited: Horn (2012) - Moths of Ohio Field Guide. Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Publication 5467. 79 pp. (wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/portals/wildlife/pdfs/publications/i..) See info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epimecis_hortaria and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepidoptera. Date: 23 July 2018, 12:39. Source: Epimecis hortaria (tulip-tree beauty moth) (Newark, Ohio, USA) 3. Author: James St. John.
Summary[edit] Description: Tulip-tree Beauty Moth (Epimecis hortaria) Big Thicket, Hardin Co., Texas June 27, 2001 Public Domain image by Christopher Johnson Part of the "Insects Unlocked" Project University of Texas at Austin. Date: 5 December 2015, 15:48. Source: Tulip-tree Beauty Moth (Epimecis hortaria). Author: Insects Unlocked. Authority control: : Q33236104.
Summary[edit] Description: English: A tulip-tree beauty moth (Epimecis hortaria) in Durham, North Carolina. Date: 6 August 2014, 11:17:46. Source: Own work. Author: Rhododendrites. Camera location35° 46′ N, 79° 00′ WView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 35.771960; -79.003041.