Epimecis hortaria
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tulip-Tree Beauty sighting in Point Pelee National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 118th most-seen of the 196 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April to July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tulip-Tree Beauty in Point Pelee National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to March, the lowest months.
Between midnight and 3 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tulip-Tree Beauty sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Tulip-Tree Beauty sightings, Point Pelee National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, about 30%) and Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 20%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Tulip-Tree Beauty that you can see in Point Pelee National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are White-Striped Black (about 10%), Large Maple Spanworm Moth (about 10%) and Bad-Wing Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tulip-Tree Beauty is recorded against all the insects logged in Point Pelee National Park (9 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
