Mottled cup moth
The mottled cup moth is a small Australian moth. Its caterpillar is the part to know about, because it has yellow stinging spines that release painful toxins when touched. The caterpillar's bright bands warn that it is dangerous.1

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- The adult moth has a rust-coloured body and a white area around its antennae.1
- Its two pairs of legs have white bands on the front pair.1
- The forewings are shiny rust-coloured with silvery edges, and the hindwings are dull white.1
- The caterpillar is only about 2 cm long, grey with many dark spots and streaks.1
- Each side of the caterpillar has a clear yellow band lined with green, and it has spiny projections at both ends.1
Awoodda sunta
Timo ama cows yaryar ayaa maqaarka ku jaba oo muda.
Maxay samaysaa suntiisa (qaniin ama mudid)?
The caterpillar's yellow needle-like spines contain a mixture of at least 151 toxins, which are proteins or protein-like substances. The spines cause pain and can induce severely inflamed swellings. The toxins are released when the spine tips break on contact.1
Intee buu dadka khatar ugu yahay?
Khatarta dadka: Xanuun badanAad buu u xanuunjin karaa, laakiin ku dhowaad weligiis khatar weyn ma aha.Contact with the spines causes painful, severely inflamed swellings.1
Muxuu sameeyaa marka uu baqo?
The caterpillar raises up to eight projections, each with about a hundred stinging spines, but only when it is disturbed or agitated. Its banded colours warn predators that it is dangerous.1
Haddii aad taabato timihiisa
- Timaha mudda ee dirxiga: ku qaad cajalad dhegdheg ah, kadib dhaq maqaarka. Ha xoqin.
- Qaniinyada: dhaq oo qabooji. Hel caawimaad caafimaad haddii qofku dareemo xanuun ama uu si fudud u dhiig baxo.
Marka hore had iyo jeer wac lambarka gurmadka degdegga ah (112, 000, 911). Kani waa hage guud oo gargaar degdeg ah, ma aha talo caafimaad. Aasaaska gargaarka degdegga ah
Badbaado
- Weligaa ha taaban, ha qaban, hana ku ciyaarin xayawaan duurjoog ah, xitaa mid yar, xitaa haddii uu u muuqdo inuu hurdo ama dhintay.
- Meel u bannee. Haddii aad mid la kulanto, deg, tartiib dib ugu noqo oo u daa inuu jidkiisa maro.
- Haddii aad taabato timihiisa: deg, ha dhaqaaqin, wac lambarka gurmadka degdegga ah (112, 000, 911) ama si degdeg ah u tag isbitaalka. Xusuuso sida uu u egyahay, sawir ayaa caawiya.
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Xaqiiqooyin
Researchers at the University of Queensland reported in 2021 that the caterpillar's venom contains at least 151 different toxins.1
The toxin cecropin causes the pain and also breaks down the cell membranes of bacteria and worms.1
A protein called DV33 can kill Haemonchus contortus, a roundworm that affects sheep.1
Some of the toxins have medicinal properties, such as the ability to kill harmful bacteria and parasitic worms.1
Some of the nervous-system proteins in the venom may have beneficial effects, such as in epilepsy.1
Meesha xaqiiqooyinku ka yimaadaan
- Doratifera vulnerans (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Doratifera vulnerans (iNaturalist): magacyada iyo kala soocidda.
- Venom Wiki: heerka khatarta, cabbirka caadiga ah iyo qiyaasta xawaaraha annaga ayaa sameeyay. Eeg sida aan u xisaabinno: Sida aan u qiimeyno khatarta.
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