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Buck moth

Hemileuca maia
Fa mo malBetg tutgarQuai fa mal, ma i na ta fa nagin donn serius.
Rujas ed insects Pails che piztganMangia: Plantas
Privel per umans: DolurusQuai po far propi mal, ma i n'è bunamain mai grav.

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

Viva en
Eastern United States, from peninsular Florida to New England, and west to Texas and Kansas1
America dal Nord
Pagina iniziala
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
Lunghezza
6,3 cm (2,5 in)1
Sveltezza maximala
circa 0,03 km/h (0,02 mph)
Sin terra, stima approximativa
Tge mangia el?
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
Propi!Foto da Buck moth
Buck moth. Foto: Gerald J. Lenhard, Lousiana State Univ, Bugwood.org. CC BY 3.0 us, Wikimedia Commons.

Co renconuscher el

  • 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

Forza dal tissi

Pails che piztgan

Pitschens pails u spinas finas sa rumpan en la pel e piztgan.

Tge fa ses tissi?

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

Quant privlus è el per umans?

Privel per umans: DolurusQuai po far propi mal, ma i n'è bunamain mai grav.

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

Tge fa el, cura ch'el ha tema?

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

Sche ti tutgas ses pails

  • Tar pails da rujas che piztgan: auza els davent cun in bindel adesiv, lava lura la pel. Na sfruscha betg.
  • Tar morsas: lava e sfradenta. Tschertga agid medicinal, sche la persuna na sa senta betg bain u sanguinescha facilmain.

Clama adina l'emprim tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911). Quai è in cussegl general d'emprim agid, betg in cussegl medicinal. Basa da l'emprim agid

Resta en segirezza

  • Na tutga, na piglia e na tizza mai in animal selvadi, gnanc in pitschen, ed era sch'el para da durmir u d'esser mort.
  • Dà spazi a l'animal. Sche ti scuntras in, resta calm, va plaun enavos e lascha ir el per sia via.
  • Sche ti tutgas ses pails: resta calm, na ta mova betg, clama tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911) u va spert en in ospital. Ta regorda co ch'el veseva or, ina foto gida.

El n'ha betg quai sin tai. El dovra ses tissi per pigliar nutriment u per sa defender, e sa zuppa bler pli gugent. Dapli davart la segirezza

Nua sin il mund?

AfricaAsiaEuropaAmerica dal NordAmerica dal SidAustralia ed Oceania

Quant grond è el?

Quant lung è el?

Buck moth circa 6,3 cm lung (2,5 in)In clip da palpiri circa 3 cm (1,2 in)In smartphone circa 15 cm (5,9 in)
uschè lung sco 2 bluccs da construcziun in suenter l'auterpli plaun ch'ina lindorna da curtin

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Quant svelt è el?

bun da savair

Fatgs

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

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific
Hemileuca maia
Gruppa
Rujas ed insects
Famiglia
Saturniidae2
Urden
Lepidoptera
Continents
America dal Nord
Poppins
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
Co ch'i va ad el en la natira
Endangered in Connecticut for the narrower subspecies Hemileuca maia maia1
Privel per umans
2 / 5: Dolurus3

Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Buck moth (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Hemileuca maia (iNaturalist): nums e classificaziun.
  3. Venom Wiki: il stgalim da privel, la grondezza tipica e la stima da la sveltezza èn noss agens. Guarda co che nus als calculain: Co che nus valitain il privel.

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