Venom Wiki
Venom Wiki / Todas as criaturas / Eirugas e bichos
Debuxo de Buck moth
N.º 1049 de 1 402

Buck moth

Hemileuca maia
Só doeNon tocarDoe, pero non che fará un dano grave.
Eirugas e bichos Pelos urticantesCome: Plantas
Perigo para as persoas: DolorosoPode doer moito, pero case nunca é grave.

The buck moth is a common North American moth. Its caterpillars are covered in spines that can break off and sting people, so it is good to know what they look like. The caterpillars live on oak trees in eastern parts of the United States, and can also be found in cities.1

Vive en
Eastern United States, from peninsular Florida to New England, and west to Texas and Kansas1
América do Norte
Inicio
Buck moths are most common in large oak forests. Because their forests are being cleared, they have moved into towns and cities, where live oaks are planted as street trees, such as Baton Rouge and New Orleans in Louisiana. People also meet them at places like the Goshen Scout Reservation in Virginia.1
Lonxitude
6,3 cm (2,5 in)1
Velocidade máxima
uns 0,03 km/h (0,02 mph)
En terra, estimación aproximada
Que come?
Caterpillars feed on several kinds of oak, including scrub oak, live oak, blackjack oak, white oak and dwarf chinquapin oak. Adult moths have no mouthparts and cannot feed at all.1
De verdade!Foto de Buck moth
Buck moth. Foto: Gerald J. Lenhard, Lousiana State Univ, Bugwood.org. CC BY 3.0 us, Wikimedia Commons.

Como recoñecelo

  • Adult moths are dark grey to almost black, with a white band across each wing that has a distinctive eyespot on it.1
  • Adult females have an all-black body. Males are black except for a rusty red abdomen (the rear part of the body).1
  • Adults have black legs with small red cuffs near the top, where the leg joins the body.1
  • Young caterpillars are completely black. Older caterpillars become lighter, and some look almost white.1
  • Caterpillars are covered in spines. The spines on the top of the body are longer, more numerous and arranged in rows. Fully grown caterpillars reach about 2.5 inches (6.35 cm).1

Poder da pezoña

Pelos urticantes

Pelos ou cerdas pequeniñas rompen dentro da pel e pican.

Que fai a súa pezoña?

The spines of the caterpillar are hollow and attached to a poison sac, and small toxic glands along the sides of the body hold the venom. When the spines break off and get into the skin, they can cause stinging, itching and burning, with large red welts. In some people the reaction can lead to anaphylactic shock, a severe allergic reaction that needs urgent medical care. Nausea is also listed as a possible symptom.1

Que perigoso é para as persoas?

Perigo para as persoas: DolorosoPode doer moito, pero case nunca é grave.

An increasing number of people each season are stung by these caterpillars, and many of them see a doctor for dermatitis (swelling and inflammation of the skin). Stings are most common where caterpillars have moved into urban areas. Some people are at risk of a severe allergic reaction.1

Que fai cando ten medo?

The caterpillars use their spines as a defence against predators and when they feel in danger. The spines can easily break off when the caterpillar is handled roughly or brushed against.1

Se lle tocas os pelos

  • Para os pelos urticantes das eirugas: quítaos con cinta adhesiva e despois lava a pel. Non esfregues.
  • Para as mordeduras: lava e arrefría. Busca axuda médica se a persoa se sente mal ou sangra con facilidade.

Chama sempre primeiro ao teu número de emerxencias (112, 000, 911). Isto son consellos xerais de primeiros auxilios, non consello médico. Primeiros auxilios básicos

Mantente a salvo

  • Nunca toques, collas nin molestes un animal salvaxe, aínda que sexa pequeno e aínda que pareza durmido ou morto.
  • Déixalle espazo. Se atopas un, mantén a calma, recúa amodo e déixao ir polo seu camiño.
  • Se lle tocas os pelos: mantén a calma, non te movas, chama ao teu número de emerxencias (112, 000, 911) ou vai rápido a un hospital. Lembra como era, unha foto axuda.

Non vai a por ti. Usa a súa pezoña para cazar comida ou para defenderse, e prefire con moito agocharse. Máis sobre como estar a salvo

En que lugar do mundo?

ÁfricaAsiaEuropaAmérica do NorteAmérica do SurAustralia e Oceanía

Que tamaño ten?

Canto mide?

Buck moth mide uns 6,3 cm (2,5 in)Un clip uns 3 cm (1,2 in)Un móbil uns 15 cm (5,9 in)
mide coma 2 pezas de construción de xoguete en filamáis lento ca un caracol de xardín

Que tamaño ten Buck moth comparado CONTIGO?

Só son contas no teu navegador. Non se garda nin se envía nada a ningures.

Que rápido é?

paga a pena sabelo

Datos

1

Adult buck moths have no mouthparts, so they cannot eat. They live only long enough to find a mate and lay eggs.1

2

Newly hatched caterpillars march in a straight line, following one leader. If the leader is removed, the group becomes confused and restless until it either returns or the group chooses a new leader.1

3

Before they pupate, some buck moths can stay in the pupa stage for up to two years before emerging as adults.1

4

Females release a chemical scent, called a pheromone, to attract males. Males that fly erratically are responding to this scent.1

Para expertos en pezoñas

Nome científico
Hemileuca maia
Grupo
Eirugas e bichos
Familia
Saturniidae2
Orde
Lepidoptera
Continentes
América do Norte
Crías
Females lay about 150 eggs per generation in a tight ring around an oak twig, and the eggs stay there through the winter until spring.1
Como lle vai na natureza
Endangered in Connecticut for the narrower subspecies Hemileuca maia maia1
Perigo para as persoas
2 / 5: Doloroso3

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Buck moth (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Hemileuca maia (iNaturalist): nomes e clasificación.
  3. Venom Wiki: o nivel de perigo, o tamaño típico e a velocidade estimada son nosos. Mira como os calculamos: Como valoramos o perigo.

Cada dato desta páxina ten un número que leva á súa fonte. Se nos equivocamos nalgo, sentímolo, somos fans dos animais, non unha revista científica. Dínolo en [email protected] e arranxarémolo.

O escorpión ten fame! Venom Wiki é un proxecto dunha soa persoa: gratis, sen anuncios e sen rastrexadores. Unha pequena propina axuda a mantelo en liña.Dálle de comer ao escorpión

Máis do mesmo grupo: Eirugas e bichos

Giant water bugEirugas e bichosSó doePuss caterpillarEirugas e bichosSó doeNon tocarSaddleback caterpillarEirugas e bichosSó doeNon tocarWheel bugEirugas e bichosSó doeGiant vinegaroonEirugas e bichosInofensivoRhodnius kissing bugEirugas e bichosPrecisa un médico

Tamén vive en: América do Norte

TerciopeloVíboras de foxetaMortalEastern coral snakeSerpes coralPode matarEastern diamondback rattlesnakeSerpes de cascabelPode matarEyelash viperVíboras de foxetaPode matarTimber rattlesnakeSerpes de cascabelPode matarWestern diamondback rattlesnakeSerpes de cascabelPode matar
Dálle de comer ao escorpiónbote de propinas, mantena gratis