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: Jul 20, 2019
Submitted by: andipandi
Region: Linn County, Iowa, United States
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Verified date: Aug 27, 2019
Observation date: Aug 03, 2019
Submitted by: Lapcohen
Region: Geauga County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 27, 2019
Observation date: Aug 27, 2019
Submitted by: Jane Fitts
Region: Prince George County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Aug 27, 2019
Observation date: Aug 25, 2019
Submitted by: Sunrisegardener
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Aug 27, 2019
Observation date: Aug 25, 2019
Submitted by: Paigedickey
Region: Porter County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 26, 2019
Observation date: Aug 15, 2019
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 24, 2019
Observation date: Aug 17, 2019
Submitted by: Sunrisegardener
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 24, 2019
Observation date: Aug 23, 2019
Submitted by: Cormath
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 23, 2019
Observation date: Aug 21, 2019
Submitted by: ian pepper
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 21, 2019
Observation date: Aug 13, 2019
Submitted by: questionmark
Region: Athens County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 19, 2019
Observation date: Aug 13, 2019
Submitted by: LMS
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 13, 2019
Observation date: Aug 12, 2019
Submitted by: leilani97
Region: Howard County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 12, 2019
Observation date: Aug 12, 2019
Submitted by: Rjfischer
Region: Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 12, 2019
Observation date: Aug 10, 2019
Submitted by: SaraJE
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 10, 2019
Observation date: Aug 07, 2019
Submitted by: Jennifer Jilks
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 07, 2019
Observation date: Jul 31, 2019
Submitted by: B Shulist
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 06, 2019
Observation date: Aug 01, 2019
Submitted by: Moeller61
Region: Warren County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 04, 2019
Observation date: Aug 03, 2019
Submitted by: Jody
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 04, 2019
Observation date: Aug 03, 2019
Submitted by: Helen Schietinger
Region: Page County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 04, 2019
Observation date: Aug 02, 2019
Submitted by: TammyBlinn
Region: Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 04, 2019
Observation date: Aug 03, 2019
Submitted by: maryjanzen
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 03, 2019
Observation date: Jul 29, 2019
Submitted by: virunga
Region: Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 30, 2019
Observation date: Jul 27, 2019
Submitted by: billybgood
Region: Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 29, 2019
Observation date: Jul 16, 2019
Submitted by: David Illig
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 28, 2019
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