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Hickory tussock moth

Lophocampa caryae
NunprivlusNunprivlus per umans. Nagut da far quitads.
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The hickory tussock moth is a moth whose caterpillars are covered in long, hairy tufts. It lives across the eastern half of North America. Its hairs can cause an itchy rash, but no venom has been found in it.1

Viva en
Eastern half of North America1
America dal Nord
Pagina iniziala
The caterpillars feed on hickory, pecan and walnut trees, and also on ash, elm, oak and willow. The loose cocoon overwinters in leaf litter.1
Lunghezza
4,5 cm (1,8 in)1
Sveltezza maximala
circa 0,03 km/h (0,02 mph)
Sin terra, stima approximativa
Tge mangia el?
Caterpillars feed on leaves, skeletonizing them. Young caterpillars feed in groups of about 100, and older caterpillars feed alone. They mainly eat hickory, pecan and walnut, but also eat several other trees.1
Propi!Foto da Hickory tussock moth
Hickory tussock moth. Foto: Cyndy Sims Parr. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Co renconuscher el

  • The caterpillar is completely covered in long, hairlike setae arranged in spreading tufts, and most are white.1
  • The caterpillar has black tufts along the middle of its back and four long black hair pencils, two near the front and two near the back.1
  • The caterpillar has black spots along its sides and a black head capsule.1
  • The adult moth has yellowish-brown forewings marked with white splotches, which look like stained glass.1
  • The adult moth has mostly white hindwings and a hairy, pale brown body.1

Forza dal tissi

Pails che piztgan

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

Tge fa ses tissi?

No venom has yet been isolated or identified in this moth. Its hairs cause irritant contact dermatitis, an itchy rash, in many people, especially those prone to allergies. The rash can resemble exposure to urushiol, the irritant found in poison ivy.1

Quant privlus è el per umans?

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In over 350 documented cases, most people had no symptoms within 24 hours. No case involved anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction. The hairs are microscopically barbed, and if they are transferred from the hands to the eyes they may rarely cause serious medical complications.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?

Hickory tussock moth circa 4,5 cm lung (1,8 in)In clip da palpiri circa 3 cm (1,2 in)In smartphone circa 15 cm (5,9 in)
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Fatgs

1

The hairs of the caterpillar are microscopically barbed, which is why they can irritate the skin.1

2

Young caterpillars feed in groups of about 100, but older caterpillars are solitary.1

3

The adult's forewings are marked with white splotches that look like stained glass.1

4

The loose cocoon has hairs woven into it and overwinters in leaf litter.1

Destructur da mits

Mit: The hickory tussock moth is venomous, as some anecdotal claims say.

Vardad: No venom has been isolated or identified in this species. Its hairs cause an irritant skin rash in many people.1

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific
Lophocampa caryae
Gruppa
Rujas ed insects
Famiglia
Erebidae2
Urden
Lepidoptera
Continents
America dal Nord
Privel per umans
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Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Lophocampa caryae (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Lophocampa caryae (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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