Minnesota Seasons - milkweed tiger moth


milkweed tiger moth		More photos…
Euchaetes egle

Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily	Noctuoidea
Family	Arctiidae (Tiger Moths and Lichen Moths)
Subfamily	Arctiinae (Tiger Moths)
Tribe	Phaegopterini
Status
Flight/Season	Two flights, May to September. Caterpillars found starting in June.
Habitat	Fields, edges.
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Larval Food	Milkweed (Asclepias)

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Life Cycle

Similar Species	Spotted tussock moth

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Common Names	milkweed caterpillar milkweed tiger moth milkweed tussock moth