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milkweed tiger moth |
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Euchaetes egle |
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| Taxonomy | Order: |
Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) |
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Suborder: |
Glossata |
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Infraorder: |
Neolepidoptera |
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Parvorder: |
Heteroneura |
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Ditrysia |
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Obtectomera |
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Superfamily: |
Noctuoidea (noctuid moths) |
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Family: |
Arctiidae (tiger moths and lichen moths) |
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Subfamily: |
Arctiinae (tiger moths) |
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Tribe: |
Arctiini |
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Subtribe: |
Phaegopterina |
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| Status |
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| Flight/Season | Two flights, May to September. Caterpillars found starting in June. |
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| Habitat | Fields, edges. |
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| Identification |
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| Larval Food | Milkweed (Asclepias) |
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| Life Cycle |
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| Similar Species |
Spotted tussock moth |
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| Range |  |
Sources: 7, 21. | |||||
| Sightings | Lakeville, MN | ||||||
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| Synonyms |
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| Common Names |
milkweed caterpillar milkweed moth milkweed tiger moth milkweed tussock moth |
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