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Euchaetes
Photo#1456997
Copyright © 2017
Jim Weber
Elegant Tussock Moth -
Euchaetes
Chisos Basin of Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas, USA
October 12, 2017
Size: 1.5"
Several feeding on climbing milkweed vine near Chisos Mountains Lodge.
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Contributed by
Jim Weber
on 19 October, 2017 - 7:56am
Last updated 26 December, 2018 - 9:32am
Moved
Moved from
Milkweed Tussock Moth
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Bob Biagi
, 26 December, 2018 - 9:32am
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in West Texas?
Are we sure of the species ID? We thought egle would only be found in east Texas and farther east
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john and jane balaban
, 25 December, 2018 - 11:07am
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Sorry - should be Elegant Tus
Sorry - should be Elegant Tussock Moth, Euchaetes elegans, I think.
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Jim Weber
, 25 December, 2018 - 11:15am
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Moved
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Bob Biagi
, 21 October, 2017 - 9:38am
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Euchaetes egle
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metrioptera
, 20 October, 2017 - 9:05am
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Euchaetes elegans versus E zella?
Is it possible this could be E zella? It was feeding on a small-leaved milkweed vine - either Funastrum hartwegii or Funastrum cynanchoides - in the Chisos Basin at 5400ft. We have photographed adult E zella in the Basin Amphitheater in August.
We haven't been able to locate any photos of E zella caterpillars.
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Jim Weber
, 20 January, 2020 - 9:52am
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