White-marked tussock moth
The white-marked tussock moth is a moth whose caterpillar is brightly coloured and covered in hairs. It is very common in late summer in eastern North America, and its hairs can cause an allergic reaction in many people who touch them.1

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀
- Caterpillar has a bright red head and yellow or white stripes on the body, with a black stripe along the middle of the back1
- Caterpillar has bright red glands at the hind end of the back and four white, toothbrush-like tufts standing out from the back1
- Caterpillar has a grey-brown hair pencil at its hind end1
- Adult males are grey with wavy black lines and a white spot on the forewings1
- Adult males have very feathery antennae; females have reduced wings and stay near their cocoon1
A sábà máa ń ṣì í mọ̀ sí: The vapourer (Orgyia antiqua) is similar to the adult male but is a rusty colour rather than grey.1
Agbára oró
Irun kékeré tàbí irun líle máa ń kán sínú awọ ara, wọ́n sì ń ta ni.
Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?
Ewu fún ènìyàn: Fúyẹ́Bí ìtani oyin tàbí kò tó bẹ́ẹ̀. Kò fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ léwu fún ènìyàn.Touching the hairs of the caterpillar sets off an allergic reaction in many humans.1
Kí ni ó máa ń ṣe nígbà tí ẹ̀rù bá bà á?
The caterpillar has bright red defensive glands on the hind end of its back, and its hairs can cause an allergic reaction if touched.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
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- 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
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ó lọ́ra ju ìgbín inú ọgbà lọBáwo ni White-marked tussock 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?
Òtítọ́
The four white tufts on the caterpillar's back may mimic the cocoons of parasitic wasps.1
Large caterpillars are mostly eaten by birds, while small caterpillars mostly disappear while dispersing.1
The fungus Entomophaga maimaiga was introduced to North America to control the spongy moth, and it also infects this species.1
There are two or more generations each year in eastern North America, and the eggs overwinter.1
Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá
- Orgyia leucostigma (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Orgyia leucostigma (iNaturalist): orúkọ àti ìpínsísọ̀rí.
- 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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