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Monkey slug caterpillar

Phobetron pithecium

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The monkey slug is the larva, or caterpillar, of the hag moth. It is covered in tufts of hair on its body, and it is a common sight on the leaves of trees and shrubs in orchards. The hairs can cause irritation to people.1

Viva en

Northern and southern United States1

America dal Nord

Pagina iniziala

Larvae live on the underside of the leaves of deciduous trees and shrubs. It is a common sight in orchards.1

Lunghezza

1,5 cm fin 2,5 cm (0,6 in fin 1 in)1

Sveltezza maximala

circa 0,03 km/h (0,02 mph)

Sin terra, stima approximativa

Tge mangia el?

The larvae feed on the leaves of trees and shrubs such as apple, ash, birch, cherry, chestnut, dogwood, hickory, oak, persimmon, walnut and willow.1

Foto da Monkey slug caterpillar — Monkey slug caterpillar. Foto: Kai Squires. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Co renconuscher el

Nine pairs of curly projections, called tubercles, run along the flattened body.1
Each projection is densely covered in hairs.1
The third, fifth and seventh projections are often longer than the others.1
The larva is 1.5 to 2.5 cm long.1
It is solitary, so it is usually found alone.1

Savens confundì cun: The larva may be mistaken for the shed skin of a hairy spider or for leaf debris.1

Forza dal tissi

Pails che piztgan

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

Quant privlus è el per umans?

Privel per umans: LevSco ina piztgada d'avieul u main. Practicamain nunprivlus per umans.

The caterpillar has been reported to cause irritation to humans. It is not a very significant agricultural threat.1

Tge fa el, cura ch'el ha tema?

Its projections can fall off without harming the caterpillar, which helps it escape danger.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?

Africa Asia Europa America dal Nord America dal Sid Australia ed Oceania

Quant grond è el?

Quant lung è el?

var uschè lung sco in clip da palpiripli plaun ch'ina lindorna da curtin

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Quant svelt è el?

Monkey slug caterpillar circa 0,03 km/h (0,02 mph)

Ina lindorna da curtin circa 0,05 km/h (0,03 mph)

Ina tartaruga circa 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

bun da savair

Fatgs

The caterpillar's arms, or tubercles, can fall off without harming it, which helps it defend itself.1

The day-flying adult female is said to mimic a bee, complete with pollen sacs.1

The adult male moth mimics a wasp.1

The caterpillar pupates in a cup-shaped cocoon with a circular escape hatch.1

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific: Phobetron pithecium
Gruppa: Rujas ed insects
Famiglia: Limacodidae2
Urden: Lepidoptera
Continents: America dal Nord
Privel per umans: 1 / 5: Lev3

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