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

Akkaataa itti beekamu
- 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
Humna summii
Rifeensi ykn qoccoon xixiqqoon gogaa keessatti cabanii iddu.
Summiin isaa (ciniinnaa ykn iddiin) maal godha?
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
Namootaaf hammam balaa qaba?
Balaa namootaaf: Ni dhukkubsaBaay'ee dhukkubsuu danda'a, garuu gonkumaa jechuun ni danda'ama cimaa hin ta'u.Contact with the hairs of living or dead caterpillars, or with their cocoons, can cause an illness called dendrolimiasis.1
Yeroo sodaatu maal godha?
Caterpillars defend themselves with their sharp, irritating hairs, while adults lose these hairs and rely on camouflage.1
Yoo rifeensa isaa tuqxe
- Rifeensa raammoo iddu irratti: teeppii maxxanaatiin kaasi, sana booda gogaa dhiqi. Hin sukkuumin.
- Ciniinnaaf: dhiqi fi qabbaneessi. Yoo namichi dhukkubsate ykn salphaatti dhiigni isa ba'e, gargaarsa yaalaa argadhu.
Yeroo hunda dursa lakkoofsa balaa tasaa kee bilbili (112, 000, 911). Kun qajeelfama gargaarsa jalqabaa waliigalaa ti, gorsa yaalaa miti. Bu'uura gargaarsa jalqabaa
Nageenyaan turi
- Bineensa bosonaa gonkumaa hin tuqin, hin qabin, hin tuttuqin, xiqqaa ta'us, rafe ykn du'e fakkaatus.
- Iddoo itti kenni. Yoo tokko wajjin wal argite, tasgabbaa'i, suuta duubatti deebi'iitii karaa isaa akka deemu dhiisi.
- Yoo rifeensa isaa tuqxe: tasgabbaa'i, sochii malee turi, lakkoofsa balaa tasaa kee (112, 000, 911) bilbili ykn dafii hospitaala ga'i. Maal akka fakkaatu yaadadhu, suuraan ni gargaara.
Si miidhuuf si hin barbaadu. Summii isaa nyaata qabachuuf ykn of eeguuf fayyadama, dhokachuu immoo baay'ee filata. Waa'ee nageenyaa dabalataan
Addunyaa keessaa eessatti?
Hammam guddaa dha?
Dheerinni isaa hammam?
akka bilookii taphaa 3 tarree tokkoon dheerata
qocaa iddoo biqiltuu caalaa suuta deemaPine-tree lappet SI wajjin yoo wal bira qabamu hammam guddaa dha?
Herrega qofa barsiisaa kee keessatti. Homtuu hin olkaa'amu, eessayyuu hin ergamu.
Hammam ariifata?
Dhugaawwan
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
Dhugaawwan eessaa dhufu
- Dendrolimus pini (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Dendrolimus pini (iNaturalist): maqaa fi ramaddii.
- Venom Wiki: sadarkaan balaa, guddinni idilee fi tilmaamni ariitii kan keenya. Akkamitti akka hojjennu ilaali: Balaa akkamitti madaalla.
Dhugaan fuula kana irra jiru hundi lakkoofsa madda isaatti si qajeelchu qaba. Yoo waan tokko dogoggorre, dhiifama, nuti jaallattoota bineensotaa ti malee joornaalii saayinsii miti. [email protected] irratti nutti himi, ni sirreessina.
Rifeensa iddu