A milkweed tussock moth caterpillar balancing itself on small stem. The caterpillar is very colorful. Its lengthy hairs are orange, white, and black.
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A milkweed tussock moth caterpillar on a painted step of a deck. The catepillar is fuzzy, with an orange center, black tufts on the edges, and longer, black and white tufts on each end.
That's a lot of caterpillars!
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Milkweed tussock caterpillars on a milkweed leaf
I was happy to find an army of milkweed tussock caterpillars in July. While they also eat milkweed exclusively, their niche is older lower leaves while monarch caterpillars favor fresh upper leaves so they don't compete. #nature #ecologicalniche #milkweedtussockmoth #caterpillars #biodiversity
