<p>Epimecis hortaria (Fabricius, 1794) - tulip-tree beauty moth in Ohio, USA.
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<hr><p>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."
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<hr><p>Classification: Animalia, Arthropoda, Hexapoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Geometridae
</p><p>Locality: western side of Newark, central Licking County, central Ohio, USA
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<hr><p>Reference cited:
</p><p>Horn (2012) - Moths of Ohio Field Guide.  Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Publication 5467.  79 pp. (&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/portals/wildlife/pdfs/publications/id%20guides/pub5467.pdf">http://wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/portals/wildlife/pdfs/publications/id%20guides/pub5467.pdf</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/portals/wildlife/pdfs/publications/i...&lt;/a&gt;)
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