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
Please donate!
We depend on donations to keep Butterflies and Moths of North America freely available. We want to express our gratitude to all who showed their support by making a contribution this year. You can donate to support this project at any time.
Advertise with us!
Do you have a product or service that you think would interest BAMONA users? If you would like to advertise on this website, contact us by email, or use the contact form and select the "Advertising" category.
Verified Sightings
Displaying 265 - 288 of 1008 verified sightings
Observation date: Sep 01, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 15, 2020
Observation date: Jul 19, 2019
Submitted by: Jsteeno
Region: Brown County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 08, 2019
Observation date: Aug 18, 2019
Submitted by: Smw
Region: La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 08, 2019
Observation date: Aug 17, 2019
Submitted by: hollyhoitink
Region: Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 08, 2019
Observation date: Aug 25, 2019
Submitted by: Hope4paeden
Region: Polk County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 08, 2019
Observation date: Aug 25, 2019
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 08, 2019
Observation date: Aug 23, 2019
Submitted by: CluelessMoose
Region: Green County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 04, 2019
Observation date: Jul 25, 2018
Submitted by: Rose A. Payne
Region: Bibb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 01, 2019
Observation date: Aug 17, 2019
Submitted by: MarkSCitsay
Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Oct 11, 2019
Observation date: Sep 10, 2019
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 28, 2019
Observation date: Sep 09, 2019
Submitted by: cmyounger
Region: Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 14, 2019
Observation date: Sep 02, 2019
Submitted by: Susanreed24
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 11, 2019
Observation date: Aug 30, 2019
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Jefferson County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Sep 10, 2019
Observation date: Aug 26, 2019
Submitted by: a-o
Region: Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 09, 2019
Observation date: Aug 11, 2019
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 08, 2019
Observation date: Aug 07, 2019
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 08, 2019
Observation date: Sep 07, 2019
Submitted by: Kathmoth
Region: Lorain County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 07, 2019
Observation date: Aug 31, 2019
Submitted by: darnallb
Region: Champaign County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 31, 2019
Observation date: Aug 28, 2019
Submitted by: chris43v@aol.com
Region: Erie County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 29, 2019
Observation date: Aug 28, 2019
Submitted by: danwidner
Region: Hanover County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 28, 2019
Observation date: Aug 28, 2019
Submitted by: ClaudiaFlores
Region: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 28, 2019
Observation date: Aug 27, 2019
Submitted by: Merlin.Hargreaves
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 28, 2019
Observation date: Aug 27, 2019
Submitted by: dozerzoe@gmail.com
Region: Sanborn County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 28, 2019
Observation date: Aug 26, 2019
Submitted by: bealbd@yahoo.com
Region: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 28, 2019
- ‹ previous
- 12 of 42
- next ›