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Mottled cup moth

Doratifera vulnerans
Ci turam: The scientific name Doratifera vulnerans means "bearer of gifts of wounds", which refers to the caterpillar's stinging spines.1
Dafay metti rekkBul laalDafay metti, waaye du la lor bu bon.
Chenille ak gunóor Kawar yuy jamDafay lekk: Gàncax
Musiba ci nit: Dafay mettiMën na metti lool, waaye lu bon du faral di am.

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

Dafay dund ci
Australia1
Ostarali ak Oseyani
Kër
Females lay eggs in clusters on leaves, most often on Eucalyptus trees. They sometimes use other trees, including guava and apricot. The caterpillars feed on leaves and hang from trees in their cocoons.1
Guddaay
2 cm ba 5 cm (0,8 in ba 2 in)1
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 0,03 km/h (0,02 mph)
Ci suuf, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
The caterpillars feed on leaves, mainly Eucalyptus leaves, and sometimes on guava and apricot trees.1
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Mottled cup moth
Mottled cup moth. Foto: unknown. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • 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

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?

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

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

Musiba ci nit: Dafay mettiMën na metti lool, waaye lu bon du faral di am.

Contact with the spines causes painful, severely inflamed swellings.1

Lan lay def bu tiitee?

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

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

Fan ci àddina?

AfrigAsiTugalAmerig gu Bëj-gànnaarAmerig gu Bëj-saalumOstarali ak Oseyani

Ni mu réye?

Ni mu guddoo?

Mottled cup moth guddaayam lu tollu ci 5 cm (2 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

Mottled cup 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

Researchers at the University of Queensland reported in 2021 that the caterpillar's venom contains at least 151 different toxins.1

2

The toxin cecropin causes the pain and also breaks down the cell membranes of bacteria and worms.1

3

A protein called DV33 can kill Haemonchus contortus, a roundworm that affects sheep.1

4

Some of the toxins have medicinal properties, such as the ability to kill harmful bacteria and parasitic worms.1

5

Some of the nervous-system proteins in the venom may have beneficial effects, such as in epilepsy.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Doratifera vulnerans
Mbooloo
Chenille ak gunóor
Njaboot
Limacodidae2
Toftal
Lepidoptera
Kontinaa yi
Ostarali ak Oseyani
Liir yi
Females lay eggs in clusters on leaves and cover them with body hairs.1
Musiba ci nit
2 / 5: Dafay metti3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Doratifera vulnerans (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Doratifera vulnerans (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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