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  Sighting 1141669

Milkweed Tussock Moth or Milkweed Tiger Moth
Euchaetes egle

Observation date: September 16, 2017
Submitted by: ydlrun
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: I was walking along the main trail of PA State Gameland 246. It was about 70 F and humid when I saw some milkweed with chewed up leaves. I looked for Monarch caterpillars and found these instead. There was a patch of milkweed further down the trail that also had several Euchaetes egle caterpillars.
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: September 17, 2017
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Dauphin County, United States, Pennsylvania