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Buck moth

Hemileuca maia
Ó kàn ń dunniMá ṣe fọwọ́ kàn ánÓ ń dunni, ṣùgbọ́n kò ní ṣe ọ́ léṣe gidigidi.
Ìdin labalábá àti kòkòrò Irun tó ń ta niOúnjẹ rẹ̀: Ewéko
Ewu fún ènìyàn: Ó ń dunniÓ lè dunni gan-an, ṣùgbọ́n kì í fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ le rárá.

The buck moth is a common North American moth. Its caterpillars are covered in spines that can break off and sting people, so it is good to know what they look like. The caterpillars live on oak trees in eastern parts of the United States, and can also be found in cities.1

Ó ń gbé ní
Eastern United States, from peninsular Florida to New England, and west to Texas and Kansas1
Àríwá Amẹ́ríkà
Ilé
Buck moths are most common in large oak forests. Because their forests are being cleared, they have moved into towns and cities, where live oaks are planted as street trees, such as Baton Rouge and New Orleans in Louisiana. People also meet them at places like the Goshen Scout Reservation in Virginia.1
Gígùn
6.3 cm (2.5 in)1
Ìyára gíga jùlọ
nǹkan bí 0.03 km/h (0.02 mph)
Lórí ilẹ̀, àfojúbù
Kí ni ó máa ń jẹ?
Caterpillars feed on several kinds of oak, including scrub oak, live oak, blackjack oak, white oak and dwarf chinquapin oak. Adult moths have no mouthparts and cannot feed at all.1
Ní tòótọ́!Fọ́tò Buck moth
Buck moth. Fọ́tò: Gerald J. Lenhard, Lousiana State Univ, Bugwood.org. CC BY 3.0 us, Wikimedia Commons.

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀

  • Adult moths are dark grey to almost black, with a white band across each wing that has a distinctive eyespot on it.1
  • Adult females have an all-black body. Males are black except for a rusty red abdomen (the rear part of the body).1
  • Adults have black legs with small red cuffs near the top, where the leg joins the body.1
  • Young caterpillars are completely black. Older caterpillars become lighter, and some look almost white.1
  • Caterpillars are covered in spines. The spines on the top of the body are longer, more numerous and arranged in rows. Fully grown caterpillars reach about 2.5 inches (6.35 cm).1

Agbára oró

Irun tó ń ta ni

Irun kékeré tàbí irun líle máa ń kán sínú awọ ara, wọ́n sì ń ta ni.

Kí ni oró rẹ̀ máa ń ṣe?

The spines of the caterpillar are hollow and attached to a poison sac, and small toxic glands along the sides of the body hold the venom. When the spines break off and get into the skin, they can cause stinging, itching and burning, with large red welts. In some people the reaction can lead to anaphylactic shock, a severe allergic reaction that needs urgent medical care. Nausea is also listed as a possible symptom.1

Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?

Ewu fún ènìyàn: Ó ń dunniÓ lè dunni gan-an, ṣùgbọ́n kì í fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ le rárá.

An increasing number of people each season are stung by these caterpillars, and many of them see a doctor for dermatitis (swelling and inflammation of the skin). Stings are most common where caterpillars have moved into urban areas. Some people are at risk of a severe allergic reaction.1

Kí ni ó máa ń ṣe nígbà tí ẹ̀rù bá bà á?

The caterpillars use their spines as a defence against predators and when they feel in danger. The spines can easily break off when the caterpillar is handled roughly or brushed against.1

Bí o bá fọwọ́ kan irun rẹ̀

  • Fún irun ìdin labalábá tó ń ta ni: fi téèpù aláléẹ̀mọ́ gbé wọn kúrò, lẹ́yìn náà fọ awọ ara. Má ṣe fọwọ́ pa á.
  • Fún ìbùjẹ: fọ̀ ọ́, kí o sì tù ú. Wá ìrànlọ́wọ́ ìṣègùn bí ara ẹni náà kò bá yá tàbí tí ẹ̀jẹ̀ bá ń tètè ṣàn lára rẹ̀.

Máa kọ́kọ́ pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ nígbà gbogbo (112, 000, 911). Èyí jẹ́ ìtọ́sọ́nà ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́ gbogbogbò, kì í ṣe ìmọ̀ràn ìṣègùn. Ìpìlẹ̀ ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́

Wà láìléwu

  • Má ṣe fọwọ́ kan, mú tàbí yọ ẹranko igbó lẹ́nu láéláé, kódà bí ó bá kéré, kódà bí ó bá dà bí ẹni pé ó ń sùn tàbí ó ti kú.
  • Fún un ní àyè. Bí o bá pàdé ọ̀kan, farabalẹ̀, sẹ́yìn díẹ̀díẹ̀ kí o sì jẹ́ kí ó máa bá ọ̀nà rẹ̀ lọ.
  • Bí o bá fọwọ́ kan irun rẹ̀: farabalẹ̀, má ṣe mira, pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ (112, 000, 911) tàbí lọ sí ilé ìwòsàn kíákíá. Rántí bí ó ṣe rí, fọ́tò máa ń ṣèrànwọ́.

Kò wá ọ kiri láti ṣe ọ́ léṣe. Ó ń lo oró rẹ̀ láti mú oúnjẹ tàbí láti dáàbò bo ara rẹ̀, ó sì fẹ́ràn láti farapamọ́ jù. Sí i nípa wíwà láìléwu

Báwo ló ṣe tóbi tó?

Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?

Buck moth gígùn rẹ̀ tó nǹkan bí 6.3 cm (2.5 in)Pínì ìwé (paper clip) nǹkan bí 3 cm (1.2 in)Fóònù alágbèéká nǹkan bí 15 cm (5.9 in)
ó gùn tó bíríkì ìṣeré 2 tí a tò sí ìlà kanó lọ́ra ju ìgbín inú ọgbà lọ

Báwo ni Buck moth ṣe tóbi tó tí a bá fi wé ÌWỌ?

Ìṣirò nìkan nínú bráwúsà rẹ. A kò fi ohunkóhun pamọ́, a kò sì fi ránṣẹ́ sí ibikíbi.

Báwo ló ṣe yára tó?

ó yẹ ní mímọ̀

Òtítọ́

1

Adult buck moths have no mouthparts, so they cannot eat. They live only long enough to find a mate and lay eggs.1

2

Newly hatched caterpillars march in a straight line, following one leader. If the leader is removed, the group becomes confused and restless until it either returns or the group chooses a new leader.1

3

Before they pupate, some buck moths can stay in the pupa stage for up to two years before emerging as adults.1

4

Females release a chemical scent, called a pheromone, to attract males. Males that fly erratically are responding to this scent.1

Fún àwọn amòye oró

Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
Hemileuca maia
Ẹgbẹ́
Ìdin labalábá àti kòkòrò
Ìdílé
Saturniidae2
Ètò
Lepidoptera
Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
Àríwá Amẹ́ríkà
Àwọn ọmọ
Females lay about 150 eggs per generation in a tight ring around an oak twig, and the eggs stay there through the winter until spring.1
Bí ó ṣe ń ṣe nínú igbó
Endangered in Connecticut for the narrower subspecies Hemileuca maia maia1
Ewu fún ènìyàn
2 / 5: Ó ń dunni3

Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá

  1. Buck moth (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Hemileuca maia (iNaturalist): orúkọ àti ìpínsísọ̀rí.
  3. Venom Wiki: ìpele ewu, ìtóbi déédé àti àfojúbù ìyára jẹ́ tiwa. Wo bí a ṣe ń ṣírò wọn: Bí a ṣe ń díwọ̀n ewu.

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