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Milkweed Tussock Moth - Hodges#8238 (Euchaetes egle)
Photo#843990
Copyright © 2013
Mike Jennings
Caterpillar on Milkweed for ID -
Euchaetes egle
Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA
August 23, 2013
Size: 1 1/2 "
Feeding on Milkweed Surprise, its black and orange. Some type of Tussock Moth?
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Contributed by
Mike Jennings
on 18 September, 2013 - 8:23pm
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john and jane balaban
, 18 September, 2013 - 8:53pm
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Yes
The appropriately named Milkweed Tussock Moth (reference
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Larry Clarfeld
, 18 September, 2013 - 8:24pm
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