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milkweed tussock moth larvae - Euchaetes egle
Copyright © 2009 Joe Zito

milkweed tussock moth larvae - Euchaetes egle
Cedar Rapids/wickiup, Linn County, Iowa, USA
August 14, 2009
Size: 14mm
Is there anything else that looks like this that would be eating common milkweed?
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Contributed by Joe Zito on 16 August, 2009 - 6:04pm
Last updated 16 August, 2009 - 8:20pm

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… john and jane balaban, 16 August, 2009 - 8:20pm login or register to post comments

Gotta be milkweed tussock
The only tussock moth caterpillar that eats milkweed is indeed the milkweed tussock moth. A sign that summer's ending - they eat the older, tougher leaves. (And don't compete with monarchs, who eat the younger leaves.)
… Abigail M. Parker, 16 August, 2009 - 7:43pm login or register to post comments

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