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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Observation date: Jun 10, 2018
Submitted by: SDozzler
Region: Dallas County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 07, 2022
Observation date: Jun 04, 2014
Submitted by: Mark Gustafson
Region: Guadalupe County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 07, 2022
Observation date: Jul 10, 2020
Submitted by: c4c
Region: Roanoke County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jan 15, 2022
Observation date: Aug 23, 2021
Submitted by: MadamePapillon
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 06, 2022
Observation date: Aug 02, 2019
Submitted by: barbarahoughton
Region: Campbell County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jan 02, 2022
Observation date: Sep 02, 2019
Submitted by: JB Howe
Region: Fayette County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jan 02, 2022
Observation date: Jun 30, 2014
Submitted by: crx2aj3
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 18, 2021
Observation date: Jul 08, 2019
Submitted by: eattaway92
Region: Will County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 22, 2021
Observation date: Aug 09, 2017
Submitted by: tomysgma
Region: Carroll County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 06, 2021
Observation date: Aug 28, 2017
Submitted by: Roymona
Region: Saratoga County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 01, 2021
Observation date: Jul 23, 2013
Submitted by: crx2aj3
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 29, 2021
Observation date: Aug 07, 2021
Submitted by: ratchip
Region: Clermont County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 25, 2021
Observation date: Aug 20, 2020
Submitted by: Cosmo2006
Region: Steuben County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 25, 2021
Observation date: Aug 25, 2021
Submitted by: momtodem
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 23, 2021
Observation date: May 28, 2015
Submitted by: JohnRoosenberg
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Oct 02, 2021
Observation date: Sep 24, 2021
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 25, 2021
Observation date: Sep 18, 2021
Submitted by: dlister
Region: Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 22, 2021
Observation date: Aug 11, 2021
Submitted by: vmaglio
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 20, 2021
Observation date: Jun 25, 2021
Submitted by: robpendergast
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 20, 2021
Observation date: Sep 06, 2014
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 10, 2021
Observation date: Sep 09, 2021
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 09, 2021
Observation date: Jul 19, 2021
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 09, 2021
Observation date: Aug 02, 2021
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 09, 2021
Observation date: Aug 30, 2021
Submitted by: pgrew1@unl.edu
Region: Penobscot County, Maine, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 09, 2021
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