Milkweed Tussock Moth (Euchaetes egle)
Milkweed Tussock Moth (Euchaetes egle), Des Moines County, Iowa
This milkweed tussock moth caterpillar  was found eating a milkweed leaf in a residential garden in Des Moines County, Iowa.

Details: 

Canon EOS 10D,  shutter 1/180 second, aperture f8, ISO 200, Canon EF 100 mm macro lens, Canon MR-14EX flash.

 

Selected References:

Milne Lorus, Milne Margery. National Audubon Society Field Guide to Insects & Spiders. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1980. Plate 6, P 788

Opler Paul A. USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. "Milkweed Tussock Moth or Milkweed Tiger Moth (Euchaetes egle)." Moths of North America. http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/moths/usa/arctiida.htm , < http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/moths/usa/1892.htm > (09 Jul. 2005).

University of Georgia. "Milkweed Tussock Moth." Forestry Images.  <http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/subimages.cfm?SUB=11586 >(30 Jul. 2005).