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Milkweed tussock moth caterpillar

euchaetias egle

Photo by AnthonyGreen
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Field Notes

Description:

These little guys looked like pieces of frayed yard on the back of a milkweed plant.

Species ID Suggestions

Milkweed tussock moth caterpillar

Euchaetes egle

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Comments (2)
iPlayBanjoNow
Alice, you were right about that. I thought monarchs were the only caterpillars that laid eggs and dined on milkweed. Learned something today.
alicelongmartin
Thanks for telling us what they were on, that is one step forward in ID work.
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PublishedJune 26, 2011

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