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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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Sep 05, 2016
Submitted by: Nadudley
Region: United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 27, 2023

Observation date: Aug 31, 2022
Submitted by: Cajhww
Region: Cass County, North Dakota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Nov 18, 2022

Observation date: Oct 02, 2022
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Nov 17, 2022

Observation date: Sep 11, 2022
Submitted by: Nooganaturalist
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 19, 2022

Observation date: Sep 15, 2021
Submitted by: Kkbats
Region: Pinal County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 28, 2022

Observation date: Sep 08, 2022
Submitted by: Team-Chick
Region: James City County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 11, 2022

Observation date: Sep 07, 2022
Submitted by: lalondesa
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 09, 2022

Observation date: Aug 29, 2022
Submitted by: Mendrola
Region: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 05, 2022

Observation date: Aug 29, 2022
Submitted by: KABerry
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 29, 2022

Observation date: Aug 27, 2022
Submitted by: Adodson91
Region: Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 27, 2022

Observation date: Aug 22, 2022
Submitted by: a.d.levine
Region: Orange County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Aug 22, 2022

Observation date: Aug 18, 2022
Submitted by: Ed Harrison
Region: Saratoga County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Aug 19, 2022

Observation date: Aug 18, 2022
Submitted by: WinterJoy
Region: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 18, 2022

Observation date: Aug 14, 2022
Submitted by: Jasper
Region: Genesee County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 14, 2022

Observation date: Aug 10, 2022
Submitted by: farrier1987
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 11, 2022

Observation date: Aug 07, 2022
Submitted by: catbirdcat
Region: Carroll County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 08, 2022

Observation date: Aug 08, 2022
Submitted by: vermontcat
Region: Rutland County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 08, 2022

Observation date: Aug 06, 2022
Submitted by: Sitelle
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Aug 07, 2022

Observation date: Aug 06, 2022
Submitted by: maryjanzen
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 06, 2022

Observation date: Aug 04, 2022
Submitted by: kcdemille
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 05, 2022

Observation date: Aug 04, 2022
Submitted by: Kathy Hardy
Region: Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 04, 2022

Observation date: Jul 25, 2022
Submitted by: Boreas
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 25, 2022

Observation date: Jul 23, 2022
Submitted by: maryjanzen
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 23, 2022

Observation date: Jul 19, 2022
Submitted by: Ctommasone
Region: Fulton County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 20, 2022
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