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Hickory tussock moth

Lophocampa caryae
Amul lorAmul lor ci nit. Amul lu la war a jaaxal.
Chenille ak gunóor Kawar yuy jamDafay lekk: Gàncax
Musiba ci nit: WoyofNi jamu yamb walla lu ko yées. Lu jege, amul lor ci nit.

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

Dafay dund ci
Eastern half of North America1
Amerig gu Bëj-gànnaar
Kër
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
Guddaay
4,5 cm (1,8 in)1
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 0,03 km/h (0,02 mph)
Ci suuf, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
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
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Hickory tussock moth
Hickory tussock moth. Foto: Cyndy Sims Parr. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • 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

Kàttanu daŋar

Kawar yuy jam

Kawar walla dag yu ndaw-ndaw dañuy dagg ci der bi te jam.

Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?

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

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

Musiba ci nit: WoyofNi jamu yamb walla lu ko yées. Lu jege, amul lor ci nit.

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

Su nga laalee kawaram

  • Ci kawaru chenille yuy jam: dindi leen ak scotch, ginnaaw gi raxas der bi. Bul ko moos.
  • Ci màtt yi: raxas ko te sedal ko. Wutal ndimbal doktoor su yaramu nit ki baaxul walla deret di génn ci yomb.

Saa su nekk, woo jëkk sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911). Lii ay ndigal yu yaatu ci ndimbal yu jëkk la, du ndigalu doktoor. Li war a xam ci ndimbal yu jëkk

Sàmmal sa bopp

  • Bul laal mukk, bul jàpp, bul sonal ab rab bu àll, doonte bu ndaw la, te doonte dafa mel ni dafa nelaw walla dafa dee.
  • May ko bérab. Su nga ko gisee, dalal, dellu ginnaaw ndànk-ndànk te bàyyi ko mu dem yoonam.
  • Su nga laalee kawaram: dalal, bul yëngu, woo sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911) walla dem lopitaan ci gaaw. Bul fàtte ni mu meloon, ab nataal dina dimbali.

Du la wut. Dafay jëfandikoo daŋaram ngir jàpp lu muy lekk walla ngir aar boppam, te nëbbu moo ko gën a neex. Yeneen ci ni ngay sàmme sa bopp

Ni mu réye?

Ni mu guddoo?

Hickory tussock moth guddaayam lu tollu ci 4,5 cm (1,8 in)Ab trombone lu tollu ci 3 cm (1,2 in)Ab smartphone lu tollu ci 15 cm (5,9 in)
gën a gàtt sa baaraam bu ndawgën a yéex escargot bu tóokër

Hickory tussock moth ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?

Ay waññ rekk ci sa navigateur. Dara du denc te dara du yónnee fenn.

Ni mu gaawe?

baax na xam

Xibaar

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

Tasukatu léeb

Xalaat bu juum: The hickory tussock moth is venomous, as some anecdotal claims say.

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

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Lophocampa caryae
Mbooloo
Chenille ak gunóor
Njaboot
Erebidae2
Toftal
Lepidoptera
Kontinaa yi
Amerig gu Bëj-gànnaar
Musiba ci nit
1 / 5: Woyof3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Lophocampa caryae (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Lophocampa caryae (iNaturalist): tur ak ni ñu leen séddale.
  3. Venom Wiki: tolluwaayu musiba bi, réyaay bu yem bi ak xalaatu gaawaay bi, nun ñoo leen defar. Seetal ni nu leen waññe: Ni nuy natte musiba.

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