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Saddleback caterpillar

Acharia stimulea
Ɛyɛ yaw kɛkɛMfa wo nsa nkaƐyɛ yaw, nanso ɛrenpira wo kɛseɛ.
Caterpillar ne mmoawa Nwi a ɛwɔƆdi: Nhaban
Asiane ma nnipa: Ɛyɛ yawƐtumi yɛ yaw paa, nanso ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɛnyɛ asiane kɛseɛ da.

The saddleback caterpillar is the larva of a moth found in eastern North America and Mexico. It is green with a brown saddle-shaped marking on its back, and its spiny hairs can cause a painful rash. Gardeners who handle plants where it lives are most at risk of contact.1

Ɔte
Eastern North America, including the eastern United States, and Mexico (for example the Yucatan)1
Amerika Atifi
Fie
It is most often found on ornamental plants and palms, where gardeners are most at risk of accidental contact. It is polyphagous, meaning it feeds on many plant species rather than just one.1
Tenten
2 cm (0,8 in)1
Ntɛm a ɛsen biara
bɛyɛ 0,03 km/h (0,02 mph)
Asaase so, susuo kɛkɛ
Ɛdi deɛn?
The larvae feed on plants. In Florida and Alabama in the United States, they feed on palms such as the Manila palm (Adonidia merrillii). Later in life they feed on both sides of the leaf.1
Ampa!Saddleback caterpillar mfonini
Saddleback caterpillar. Mfonini: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Sɛdeɛ wobɛhunu no

  • Primarily lime-green, with brown at both ends.1
  • A dark brown centre marking, outlined in white and black, that looks like a saddle.1
  • A pair of fleshy horns, called tentacles, at each end of the body, which are orange or black as the caterpillar grows.1
  • Tufts of spines along the body, with a row of orange spines along the sides.1
  • Some larvae have a false face at the rear, with two pale dots that look like large eyes.1

Bɔre ahoɔden

Nwi a ɛwɔ

Nwi nketewa bubu hyɛ honam mu na ɛwɔ.

Ne bɔre yɛ dɛn?

The hairs and spines contain an irritating venom that is released when they touch skin or are broken. Contact causes a painful, swollen rash and sometimes nausea. Severe reactions are possible and can include migraines, breathing trouble related to asthma, anaphylactic shock (a dangerous allergic reaction) and bleeding. Symptoms can last from a few hours to a few days, depending on how sensitive a person is.1

Ne asiane ma nnipa te sɛn?

Asiane ma nnipa: Ɛyɛ yawƐtumi yɛ yaw paa, nanso ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɛnyɛ asiane kɛseɛ da.

This caterpillar has one of the strongest stings of its kind. Gardeners are most at risk because the caterpillar is common on ornamental plants. Symptoms vary from mild to severe, and the sensitivity of the person affected makes a difference.1

Asɛmpa: dɔkotafoɔ wɔ aduro (antivenom) anaa ayaresa ma yei.1

Ɛyɛ dɛn bere a ehu aka no?

When threatened, the larva curls outwards so its spines are hard for a predator to avoid, and its bright colours warn of its toxicity.1

Sɛ wode wo nsa ka ne nwi a

  • Remove the spines from the skin immediately using adhesive tape over the affected area, with a new piece of tape for each treatment, to stop the venom spreading. Ice packs, corticosteroids and antihistamines (taken orally or applied to the skin) have been reported to help relieve pain. Symptoms are relieved with prescribed medication on a case-by-case basis.1
  • Caterpillar nwi a ɛwɔ: fa sticky tape yi firi so, na afei hohoro honam no. Ntwitwi.
  • Ka ho: hohoro na dwo. Hwehwɛ dɔkota mmoa sɛ onipa no ho ntɔ no anaa mogya tu no ntɛm a.

Di kan frɛ wo ahohiahia nɔma (112, 000, 911). Yei yɛ mmoa a ɛdi kan ho akwankyerɛ, ɛnyɛ dɔkota afotuo. Mmoa a ɛdi kan ho nsɛm titiriw

Hwɛ wo ho so

  • Mfa wo nsa nka wiram aboa biara, nkyere no na mfa no nni agorɔ, sɛ ɔyɛ ketewa mpo, na sɛ ɛte sɛ ɔrededa anaa wawu mpo a.
  • Ma no kwan. Sɛ wohyia baako a, ma wo bo nnwo, san w'akyi brɛoo na ma ɔnkɔ ne kwan.
  • Sɛ wode wo nsa ka ne nwi a: ma wo bo nnwo, tena dinn, frɛ wo ahohiahia nɔma (112, 000, 911) anaa kɔ ayaresabea ntɛm. Kae sɛdeɛ na ɛte, mfonini bɛboa.

Ɛnhwehwɛ wo sɛ ɛbɛpira wo. Ɛde ne bɔre kyere aduane anaa ɛbɔ ne ho ban, na ɛpɛ sɛ ɛhinta sene biribiara. Nsɛm pii fa ahobammɔ ho

Ne kɛseɛ te sɛn?

Ne tenten te sɛn?

Saddleback caterpillar ne tenten bɛyɛ 2 cm (0,8 in)Ɛmo aba baako bɛyɛ 7 mm (0,3 in)Euro 1 dwetɛ sika bɛyɛ 2,3 cm (0,9 in)
ne tenten bɛyɛ sɛ paper clipɛyɛ brɛoo sen nwa a ɔte turom

Saddleback caterpillar kɛseɛ te sɛn sɛ wode toto WO ho a?

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Nsɛm

1

The false face on the rear end is thought to confuse predators, which may attack the wrong end.1

2

Its cocoon is made of silk mixed with its stinging spines, which protect the pupa during metamorphosis.1

3

Braconid wasps often lay their eggs inside these caterpillars, and the wasp larvae feed from the inside and later emerge through holes in the body.1

4

Like other slug caterpillars, it moves on suckers and mucus, which help it roll and stick to surfaces.1

5

The adult moth has no sting and lives about 10 days on average.1

6

The adult moth loses the caterpillar's bright colours and has velvety dark brown forewings and cream hindwings.1

Ma bɔre ho animdefoɔ

Nyansahu din
Acharia stimulea
Kuo
Caterpillar ne mmoawa
Abusua
Limacodidae2
Nhyehyɛeɛ (Order)
Lepidoptera
Asaase akɛseɛ
Amerika Atifi
Mmofra nketewa
The female lays clusters of 30 to 50 eggs on the underside of a leaf, averaging about 300 eggs in total.1
Asiane ma nnipa
2 / 5: Ɛyɛ yaw3

Baabi a nsɛm no fi

  1. Saddleback caterpillar (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Acharia stimulea (iNaturalist): din ne nkyekyɛmu.
  3. Venom Wiki: asiane gyinabea, kɛseɛ a ɛtaa yɛ ne ntɛm susuo no yɛ yɛn ankasa deɛ. Hwɛ sɛdeɛ yɛbu no: Sɛdeɛ yɛkyerɛ asiane gyinabea.

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