Pine-tree lappet
The pine-tree lappet is a moth whose caterpillars eat the needles and bark of pine and spruce trees. It is found across Europe, Asia and North Africa. Its caterpillars are covered in fine, sharp hairs that can irritate the skin and cause a serious illness, so it is important to recognise them and avoid touching them.1

Engeri y'okukitegeera
- Caterpillars are fuzzy, covered in long, slender hairs with sharp tips, and have black hairs on the thorax.1
- Caterpillar thorax has thick, alternating steel-blue bands, and the abdomen has a black mark bordered by irregular white lines.1
- Cocoons are loose and partly see-through, ranging from yellow-brown to deep black, and are often marked with steel-blue hairs.1
- Adult forewings are grey-brown to brown with a reddish-brown band and a dark brown to black stripe along the edges.1
- Females are larger than males, with a wingspan of 70 to 90 mm, while males have a wingspan of 50 to 70 mm and are usually darker.1
Amaanyi g'obusagwa
Obwoya obutono oba obusongovu bukutukira mu lususu ne bubojja.
Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?
This animal is not venomous. When the sharp hairs of the caterpillar or cocoon break the skin, they release a toxin. This can cause skin rash, inflammation of the joints and cartilage, and chronic osteoarthritis.1
Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?
Akabi eri abantu: Kya bulumiKisobola okuluma ddala, naye kumpi tekiba kya kabi kinene.Contact with the hairs of living or dead caterpillars, or with their cocoons, can cause an illness called dendrolimiasis.1
Kikola ki nga kitidde?
Caterpillars defend themselves with their sharp, irritating hairs, while adults lose these hairs and rely on camouflage.1
Bw'okwata ku byoya byakyo
- Ku byoya by'ebisaanyi ebibojja: bijjeeko ne tteepu ekwata, oluvannyuma naaza olususu. Tokolokota.
- Ku kulumwa: naaza era nyogoza. Funa obuyambi bw'abasawo singa omuntu awulira bubi oba omusaayi gumuvaamu mangu.
Bulijjo sooka kuba ennamba y'ebigwa bitalaze (112, 000, 911). Buno bulagirizi bwa bujjanjabi obusooka obwa bulijjo, si kuwabula kwa musawo. Obujjanjabi obusooka obw'omusingi
Weekuume
- Tokwatako, tokwata wadde okusoomooza ensolo ey'omu nsiko, ne bw'eba ntono, era ne bw'eba erabika nga yeebase oba nga efudde.
- Gireke n'ebbanga. Bw'osisinkana emu, beera mukkakkamu, dda emabega mpola era gireke egende mu kkubo lyayo.
- Bw'okwata ku byoya byayo: beera mukkakkamu, totambula, kuba ennamba y'ebigwa bitalaze (112, 000, 911) oba tuuka mu ddwaliro mangu. Jjukira bwe yali efaanana, ekifaananyi kiyamba.
Tekikunoonya. Kikozesa obusagwa bwakyo okukwata emmere oba okwekuuma, era kyandisinze kwekweka. Ebirala ku kwekuuma
Wa mu nsi?
Kinene kyenkana wa?
Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?
kiwanvu nga bbulooka 3 ez'okuzannyisa mu lunyiriri
kirwawo okusinga ekkovu ly'omu nnimiroPine-tree lappet kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?
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Ebituufu
Mass feeding by caterpillars can strip whole forests of their needles, which harms the forestry industry.1
Caterpillars can survive for a month without food, which helps them spread when people accidentally transport them.1
Adult moths do not feed and live for only about 9 to 10 days.1
Caterpillars eat the first skins of their eggs as their first meal after hatching.1
Scientists found that the cast skins of the caterpillar contain a substance that may help protect them from fungal infections.1
A single generation takes one year in warmer climates, but about two years in cooler regions.1
Ku bakugu mu busagwa
Ebituufu we biva
- Dendrolimus pini (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Dendrolimus pini (iNaturalist): amannya n'ensengeka y'ebika.
- Venom Wiki: omutendera gw'akabi, obunene obwa bulijjo n'okuteebereza kw'embiro bibyaffe. Laba engeri gye tubibalamu: Engeri gye tupimamu akabi.
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