---
title: "Tulip-tree Beauty"
description: "Epimecis hortaria — Insects & spiders. Epimecis hortaria, the tulip-tree beauty, is a moth species of the Ennominae subfamily found in North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/tulip-tree-beauty
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tulip-tree Beauty

> Epimecis hortaria — Insects & spiders. Epimecis hortaria, the tulip-tree beauty, is a moth species of the Ennominae subfamily found in North America.

- Scientific name: *Epimecis hortaria*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 24944
- Wikidata: [Q3055761](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3055761)
- iNaturalist taxon: [83090](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/83090)

## Names

- en: Tulip-tree Beauty

## Countries with the most observations

US (23285), CA (252)

## Summary

Epimecis hortaria, the tulip-tree beauty, is a moth species of the Ennominae subfamily found in North America. It is found throughout New England south to Florida and west to Texas and Missouri. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It can be seen flying from late March to early October. Adults are nocturnal and attracted to lights. The immature caterpillars can be found feeding on Magnolia, Asimina, Populus, Sassafras and Liriodendron.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epimecis_hortaria

## Photo

![Tulip-tree Beauty](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tulip-tree-beauty/medium.jpg)

Photo: Mark Connolly · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/386591919

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/tulip-tree-beauty?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).