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: Aug 07, 2020
Submitted by: CincyJeff
Region: Clermont County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: Ohio97
Verified date: Jan 05, 2021
Observation date: Aug 22, 2016
Submitted by: c4c
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 02, 2021
Observation date: Aug 23, 2018
Submitted by: CelestiHel
Region: Chittenden County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 31, 2020
Observation date: Aug 01, 2018
Submitted by: CelestiHel
Region: Chittenden County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 31, 2020
Observation date: Aug 12, 2009
Submitted by: Wade Wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 29, 2020
Observation date: Aug 24, 2017
Submitted by: CelestiHel
Region: Chittenden County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 29, 2020
Observation date: Aug 09, 2019
Submitted by: fmboston
Region: Lamoille County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 29, 2020
Observation date: Aug 14, 2019
Submitted by: TrailRunner13
Region: Windsor County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 29, 2020
Observation date: Sep 08, 2019
Submitted by: KMBodan
Region: Washington County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 29, 2020
Observation date: Sep 23, 2019
Submitted by: gardener612
Region: Orleans County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 29, 2020
Observation date: Jul 29, 2018
Submitted by: dipstick1
Region: Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 19, 2020
Observation date: Jul 19, 2018
Submitted by: Exo514
Region: Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 18, 2020
Observation date: Jul 19, 2018
Submitted by: Exo514
Region: Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 18, 2020
Observation date: Aug 31, 2017
Submitted by: Exo514
Region: Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 16, 2020
Observation date: Jul 03, 2017
Submitted by: Bluebirder
Region: Windham County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 16, 2020
Observation date: Jul 10, 2014
Submitted by: Wade Wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 06, 2020
Observation date: Jul 27, 2020
Submitted by: Ann Bull
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 05, 2020
Observation date: Jul 29, 2018
Submitted by: mdellis
Region: Douglas County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 04, 2020
Observation date: Jul 13, 2016
Submitted by: Blue Swallowtail
Region: Adams County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 02, 2020
Observation date: Jun 26, 2018
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 02, 2020
Observation date: Sep 14, 2020
Submitted by: Colleen K
Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Nov 28, 2020
Observation date: Jun 30, 2020
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Oct 21, 2020
Observation date: Sep 09, 2020
Submitted by: Reg Sinclair
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Oct 05, 2020
Observation date: Jul 27, 2020
Submitted by: Judith Huf
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Oct 04, 2020
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