Milkweed Tussock Moth Caterpillar

Euchaetes egle

I found about 10 of these small caterpillars on a few milkweed plants

late instars with tufts of black, white, and orange setae

Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Euchaetes egle

Dan Doucette 10 years ago

Holy hairy guy!

Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

Beautiful photos.

Noel Buensuceso 11 years ago

Nice spotting and series Megan!

MeganM 11 years ago

Thanks for the ID, J! And thanks Leanne and Wendy. Maria, I thought they looked like dusters or broomheads too :)

Maria dB 11 years ago

They look a bit like Nature's feather dusters - cool spotting!

Wendy Sherratt Hogan 11 years ago

He's so cute!

LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Cool caterpillars Megan :)

Spotted by
MeganM

Spotted on Aug 21, 2012
Submitted on Aug 21, 2012