milkweed tiger moth

milkweed tiger moth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

Size

 


Identification

 


Larval Food

Milkweed (Asclepias)

 
Adult Food

 


Life Cycle

 


Similar
Species

Spotted tussock moth


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Common
Names

milkweed caterpillar

milkweed tiger moth

milkweed tussock moth


 

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