Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1163047

Milkweed Tussock Moth or Milkweed Tiger Moth
Euchaetes egle

Observation date: October 07, 2017
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: This caterpillar was found along with eight others on some shrub I could not identify. When I gave them common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) to eat, almost all of them began eating that. They seemed very communal, they usually stuck in groups of two to four eating away one leaf at a time. They would usually only leave the midrib vein of the leaves uneaten.
Status: Resident
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: June 17, 2018
Coordinator notes: None.