Milkweed Tussock Moth or Milkweed Tiger Moth
Euchaetes egle (Drury, 1773)
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Identification: Body and wings mouse gray, with collar, forecoxae, and abdomen yellow; rows of black spots on abdomen. Wings usually unmarked, but some individuals have very faint, darker postmedial line and reniform spot on forewing.
Wing Span: 3.2 - 4.3 cm
Life History:
Flight: 2 flights; September - May.
Caterpillar Hosts: Milkweeds.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Maine and southern Canada to Florida; west to Minnesota and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 241 - 264 of 1008 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 12, 2020
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 12, 2020
Observation date: Aug 05, 2020
Submitted by: Manatheron
Region: Brookings County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 08, 2020
Observation date: Aug 07, 2020
Submitted by: Debzie
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 07, 2020
Observation date: Aug 01, 2020
Submitted by: birdlady1
Region: Lake County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 01, 2020
Observation date: Aug 01, 2020
Submitted by: jdelonga
Region: Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 01, 2020
Observation date: Jul 26, 2020
Submitted by: Ohio97
Region: Warren County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 28, 2020
Observation date: Jul 08, 2020
Submitted by: Puccini
Region: Roberts County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jul 27, 2020
Observation date: Jul 25, 2020
Submitted by: Puccini
Region: Roberts County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jul 27, 2020
Observation date: Jul 26, 2020
Submitted by: JanetPaterson
Region: Franklin County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 26, 2020
Observation date: Jul 22, 2020
Submitted by: LHardaker
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 23, 2020
Observation date: Jul 19, 2020
Submitted by: Dora Diercks
Region: Randolph County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 22, 2020
Observation date: Jul 11, 2020
Submitted by: NMollett
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 19, 2020
Observation date: Jul 19, 2020
Submitted by: maryjanzen
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 19, 2020
Observation date: Jun 02, 2020
Submitted by: Stephen G.
Region: Benton County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: Stephen G.
Verified date: Jul 12, 2020
Observation date: Jul 09, 2020
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Johnson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 10, 2020
Observation date: Jun 11, 2020
Submitted by: hollyhoitink
Region: Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 12, 2020
Observation date: Jul 23, 2017
Submitted by: Mark Wheeler
Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Apr 12, 2020
Observation date: Aug 04, 2019
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Mar 29, 2020
Observation date: Aug 15, 2019
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Mar 29, 2020
Observation date: Aug 17, 2019
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Mar 29, 2020
Observation date: Jul 21, 2019
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 28, 2020
Observation date: Aug 31, 2018
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 03, 2020
Observation date: Jun 14, 2019
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 01, 2020
Observation date: Jul 26, 2018
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Callaway County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jan 16, 2020
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