Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1226709

Milkweed Tussock Moth or Milkweed Tiger Moth
Euchaetes egle

Observation date: August 18, 2019
Submitted by: Smw
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Found it eating on my milkweed plants (asclepias curassavica). These were young plants I had planted this year to help feed the monarch caterpillars. This was the last one with leaves, he had cleaned all the others to just stalks. I do have some common milkweed near by that hopefully he will go to.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: December 08, 2019
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Wisconsin, La Crosse County