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Saddleback caterpillar

Acharia stimulea
No muusi tunWota a meemNo muusi, kono gaañataa ma no feewi.
Ngooɓuuli e ɓuuɓuuli Leɓɓe jukkoojeNo ñaama: Leɗɗe
Musiiba e yimɓe: MuusɗoNo waawi muusugol sanne, kono ko ɓadii kala tuma ɗum wonataa musiiba mawɗo.

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

No hoɗi nder
Eastern North America, including the eastern United States, and Mexico (for example the Yucatan)1
Amerik Nord
Hello arano
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
Juutugol
2 cm (0,8 in)1
Yaawugol ɓurngol toowugol
wona 0,03 km/h (0,02 mph)
E leydi yoornde, miijo tun
Ko honɗun ngal ñaamata?
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
Goonga!Natal Saddleback caterpillar
Saddleback caterpillar. Natal: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hono anndirtee ngal

  • 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

Doole tooke ŋatgol

Leɓɓe jukkooje

Leɓɓe tokosɗe walla cuddi no taƴoo nder nguru, no njukka.

Ko honɗun tooke mum waɗata (ŋatgol walla jukkugol)?

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

Hono musiiba mum heewiri e yimɓe?

Musiiba e yimɓe: MuusɗoNo waawi muusugol sanne, kono ko ɓadii kala tuma ɗum wonataa musiiba mawɗo.

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

Kabaaru moƴƴo: doktoroɓe no njogii lekki (sérum antivenimeux) walla safaara ngam ɗum.1

Ko honɗun ngal waɗata si ngal hulii?

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

Si a meemii leɓɓe mum

  • 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
  • Ngam leɓɓe ngooɓuuli jukkooje: ittu ɗe e skotsi ɓataaɗo, refti loot nguru ngun. Wota a moomtu.
  • Ngam ŋatgol: loot nokku on, ɓuuɓnu. Heɓu ballal doktoro si neɗɗo on no yi'a o selliraali, walla no ƴiiɗa ko newii.

Adii fow noddu nimero ballal (112, 000, 911). Ɗum ko anndinal ballal adiingal, wanaa saaraangal doktoro. Ko adii nder ballal adiingal

Reen hoore maa

  • Wota a meem, wota a nanngu, wota a jalnu kullal ladde haa abada, hay si ko tokooso, hay si no yi'ee no ɗaanii walla maayii.
  • Accu ngal nokku. Si a fotti e ngal, deeƴu, ruttu ɓaawo seeɗa seeɗa, accu ngal yaha laawol mum.
  • Si a meemii leɓɓe mum: deeƴu, wota a dillu, noddu nimero ballal (112, 000, 911) walla yahu lopitaan law. Jogo e hakkille no ngal nanndi, natal no walla.

Ngal faalaaka gaañugol ma. Ngal no huutora tooke mum ngam nanngugol ñaamdu walla reenugol hoore mum, ngal ɓuri yiɗugol suuɗaade. Ko ɓeydi fii reenugol hoore maa

Hono mawniri?

Hono juutiri?

Saddleback caterpillar juuti wona 2 cm (0,8 in)Ɓiyngel maaro wootel wona 7 mm (0,3 in)Pees 1 oro wona 2,3 cm (0,9 in)
juuti no ñippirde kayitaajeɓuri kokiyaasi ngesa leelugol

Hono Saddleback caterpillar mawniri, si fooɗondiraama e AN?

Ko limoore tun nder navigateur maa. Alaa ko danndetee walla ko neldetee ka nokku woo.

Hono yaawiri?

moƴƴi anndugol

Humpito

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

Ngam ganduɓe tooke

Innde ganndal
Acharia stimulea
Fedde
Ngooɓuuli e ɓuuɓuuli
Ɓesngu
Limacodidae2
Ordre
Lepidoptera
Leyɗe mawɗe
Amerik Nord
Ɓiɓɓe tokosɓe
The female lays clusters of 30 to 50 eggs on the underside of a leaf, averaging about 300 eggs in total.1
Musiiba e yimɓe
2 / 5: Muusɗo3

Ɗo humpitooji ɗin iwri

  1. Saddleback caterpillar (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Acharia stimulea (iNaturalist): inɗe e ŋoordingol (classification).
  3. Venom Wiki: tolno musiiba, mawnugol aadaajo e miijo yaawugol ko amen. Ndaar no min ƴeewtirta ɗum: Hono min tolnirta musiiba.

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