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: Sep 13, 2020
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Oct 04, 2020
Observation date: Aug 12, 2020
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Oct 04, 2020
Observation date: Aug 30, 2020
Submitted by: drmarc60223
Region: Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Oct 04, 2020
Observation date: Sep 22, 2019
Submitted by: Eddie Wyatt
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 25, 2020
Observation date: Aug 23, 2020
Submitted by: Dbader
Region: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 09, 2020
Observation date: Aug 31, 2017
Submitted by: anorthro
Region: Chittenden County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: Tom Clark
Verified date: Sep 06, 2020
Observation date: Aug 01, 2019
Submitted by: dutchneck
Region: Lincoln County, Maine, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 04, 2020
Observation date: Aug 14, 2019
Submitted by: dutchneck
Region: Lincoln County, Maine, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 04, 2020
Observation date: Aug 30, 2020
Submitted by: Ann Bull
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 04, 2020
Observation date: Aug 20, 2019
Submitted by: kvencile
Region: Lincoln County, Maine, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 02, 2020
Observation date: Aug 13, 2016
Submitted by: csrand
Region: Penobscot County, Maine, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 02, 2020
Observation date: Aug 16, 2017
Submitted by: ala720
Region: Cumberland County, Maine, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 02, 2020
Observation date: Aug 18, 2018
Submitted by: Roy Nakamura
Region: Cumberland County, Maine, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 02, 2020
Observation date: Sep 02, 2018
Submitted by: Racetall
Region: Waldo County, Maine, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 02, 2020
Observation date: Aug 28, 2019
Submitted by: Carolynball
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 02, 2020
Observation date: Jul 25, 2020
Submitted by: plantlady100
Region: Allen County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 01, 2020
Observation date: Aug 23, 2020
Submitted by: Frankwa
Region: Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 29, 2020
Observation date: Aug 28, 2020
Submitted by: lantana
Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 29, 2020
Observation date: Aug 22, 2020
Submitted by: a.d.levine
Region: Orange County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 23, 2020
Observation date: Aug 20, 2020
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Johnson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 22, 2020
Observation date: Aug 16, 2019
Submitted by: bealbd@yahoo.com
Region: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 19, 2020
Observation date: Aug 17, 2020
Submitted by: maryjanzen
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 17, 2020
Observation date: Aug 14, 2020
Submitted by: Cyrus Li
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 15, 2020
Observation date: Aug 11, 2020
Submitted by: mmeshaka
Region: Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 12, 2020
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