Milkweed Tiger Moth Caterpillars

salden · Post by **salden** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 3:51 pm

Found a bunch of these guys on...yea you guessed it...my milkweed.

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:12 pm

You know it is that time of year and I have been hunting for caterpillars too. Nice shot of these fuzzy little critters Sue. They remind me of "chinese handcuffs."

Anybody remember those? I used to get them sometimes when I bought a "Pig in the Poke" for a nickle. However that was many years ago and you can't buy anything now for a nickle, neither the pig or the poke.

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:41 pm

I have never seen any caterpillers like these before, but I found a link that tells us a little more about them

. Very nice find Sue. Milkweed Tussock Moth Larvae

http://booksandnature.homestead.com/moth94.html

EDIT: it seems that they go by both common names..Tiger & Tussock Moth
http://bugguide.net/node/view/433

salden · Post by **salden** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 3:38 am

I will keep an eye on these guys over the next few days and see if I can get a better image. They sure are interesting.