The Milkweed Tussock Caterpillar is a moth (Milkweed Tussock Moth)
in the Erebidae Family (Subfamily Arctiinae). It feeds on milkweeds and
dogbanes (both found at the Park) and can be found from southern Canada
down to Texas and southeast to Florida. Like most species in this
family, it acquires a chemical defense (cardiac glycosides) from its
host plants. 8/12/16 (Wolf. Oesterreich)
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