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Elegant Tussock Moth - Euchaetes
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.
… Bob Biagi, 26 December, 2018 - 9:32am login or register to post comments

in West Texas?
Are we sure of the species ID? We thought egle would only be found in east Texas and farther east
… john and jane balaban, 25 December, 2018 - 11:07am login or register to post comments

 
Sorry - should be Elegant Tus
Sorry - should be Elegant Tussock Moth, Euchaetes elegans, I think.
… Jim Weber, 25 December, 2018 - 11:15am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 21 October, 2017 - 9:38am login or register to post comments

Euchaetes egle
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… metrioptera, 20 October, 2017 - 9:05am login or register to post comments

 
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.
… Jim Weber, 20 January, 2020 - 9:52am login or register to post comments

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