Euchaetes egle feeds on Asclepias syriaca and is sometimes common in savanna or open woods. Holomelina aurantiaca is a common small orange moth taken in most fields in mid-summer. The Banded Woolly Bear, Pyrrharctia isabella is regularly seen crossing roads in the fall. The Yellow Bear Moth, Spilosoma virginica is also quite common in fields. The ugly webs of the Fall Webworm, Hyphantria cunea , can be seen on many species of trees in late summer.
Most species feed on a wide diversity of low-growing herbaceous growth.