These weeny little caterpillars are Milkweed Tussock moth eggs, and larvae, as confirmed on BAMONA. They begin at Day 1, Day 2 you could see spots, day 3, they turned white and another critter dropped some eggs beside them! Totally decimating the plant, they work leaf-by-leaf, leaving their droppings underneath on the leaf.
Milkweed Tussock Moth or Milkweed Tiger Moth
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| I have yet to photograph one! |
Euchaetes egle (Drury, 1773)
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Egg masses are laid on the leaf.
These are the cutest little caterpillars.
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16 comments:
I've seen similar worms out and about. They are odd looking. I enjoyed your post!
Jen, cool post on the milkweed critters.. the tiny eggs are amazing captures. Great series of photos. Thank you for linking up your post with my critter party. Happy weekend, Eileen!
pretty neat transitions you've shown!
great photos, so fascinating to see these stages of the lifecycle!
So interesting to see how they change. The caterpillars look like fancy little pipe cleaners. Amazing photos!
The caterpillars do look quite pleasing to the eye!
Looks like they have a very healthy appetite. Do they leave your other plants alone? - Margy
These are such cool pictures!
Splendid photos!
great series of photos, Nature is amazing :)
We have the last caterpillar here and they go in cycles. When the cycle is at it's peak large acts of poplar are completely leafless.
Excellent details in these shots!
AN interesting and informative post. Have a great weekend.
Awesome shots of the eggs and the larvae! Have a great Sunday.
Hari OM
Biology in actions! YAM xx
They do leave the other plants alone!
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