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Io moth

Automeris io

Oor die naam: The name Io comes from Greek mythology, in which Io was a mortal lover of Zeus.1

Maak net seerMoenie aanraak nieDit maak seer, maar dit sal jou nie ernstig skade doen nie.

Ruspes & goggas

BrandhareEet: Plante

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

The Io moth is a colourful moth from North America. Its adults are striking, with large eyespots on their wings. Its green caterpillars carry spines that release a very painful venom, so they should be left alone.1

Leef in

Southern Canada and the eastern and central United States, from Manitoba and Ontario down to southern Florida.1

Noord-Amerika

Tuis

Caterpillars feed on many trees and shrubs, including oak, maple, willow, mulberry, beech and ash. People are most likely to meet the caterpillars on these plants.1

Lengte

6,3 cm tot 8,8 cm (2,5 in tot 3,5 in)1

Topspoed

omtrent 0,03 km/h (0,02 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

The caterpillars eat the leaves of many host plants. Adult moths do not eat, as they have vestigial mouthparts.1

Foto van Io moth — Io moth. Foto: Trevor Edmonson. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Males have bright yellow forewings, body and legs, and much bigger feathery antennae than females.1
Females have reddish-brown to purple forewings, body and legs.1
Both sexes have one large black to bluish eyespot with some white in the centre on each hindwing.1
Mature caterpillars are bright green and covered in spines, with two lateral stripes: the upper one bright red and the lower one white.1
Adults have a wingspan of 6.3 to 8.8 cm.1

Gifkrag

Brandhare

Piepklein haartjies of borsels breek in die vel af en brand.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

The spines of the green caterpillars release a very painful venom at the slightest touch. Contact is not life-threatening to humans, but it irritates the skin and causes an acute skin inflammation called erucism.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

Contact with the spines is not life-threatening to humans, but it causes painful skin irritation.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

When sitting head-down or when touched, adults shake and expose their hindwing eyespots. Caterpillars defend themselves with stinging spines.1

As jy aan sy hare raak

Vir ruspe-brandhare: lig hulle af met kleefband en was dan die vel. Moenie vryf nie.
Vir byte: was en koel af. Kry mediese hulp as die persoon sleg voel of maklik bloei.

Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels

Bly veilig

Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
As jy aan sy hare raak: bly kalm, bly stil, bel jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911) of kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit. Onthou hoe dit gelyk het, 'n foto help.

Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Dit gebruik sy gif om kos te vang of om homself te beskerm, en kruip baie eerder weg. Meer oor veilig bly

Waar in die wêreld?

Afrika Asië Europa Noord-Amerika Suid-Amerika Australië & Oseanië

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

so lank soos 3 speelgoed-boublokke in 'n rystadiger as 'n tuinslak

Hoe groot is Io moth in vergelyking met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig is dit?

Io moth omtrent 0,03 km/h (0,02 mph)

'n Tuinslak omtrent 0,05 km/h (0,03 mph)

'n Skilpad omtrent 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

The caterpillars' spines are urticating, meaning they can cause a stinging reaction on contact.1

Adults live only 1 to 2 weeks and do not eat during this stage.1

After emerging from the cocoon, adults inflate their furled wings with fluid pumped from the body, which takes about twenty minutes.1

Females attract males by releasing wind-borne scent chemicals (pheromones) from a gland at the end of the abdomen.1

Many flies and wasps are parasitoids of this moth, laying their eggs in or on it.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Automeris io
Groep: Ruspes & goggas
Familie: Saturniidae2
Orde: Lepidoptera
Kontinente: Noord-Amerika
Babas: Females lay clusters of more than twenty small white eggs on leaves. The eggs hatch within 8 to 11 days.1
Hoe dit in die natuur gaan: Not evaluated by the IUCN Red List and has no special status on the US Federal List. Populations in the eastern US are declining and becoming more localised.1
Gevaar vir mense: 2 / 5: Pynlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Automeris io (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Automeris io (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
Venom Wiki: die gevaarvlak, die tipiese grootte en die spoedskatting is ons eie. Kyk hoe ons dit uitwerk: Hoe ons gevaar gradeer.

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