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White-marked tussock moth

Orgyia leucostigma
Nípa orúkọ náà: The genus name Orgyia comes from the ancient Greek word for 'outstretched arms', because at rest the moth stretches its forelegs forward like arms.1
AláìléwuKò léwu fún ènìyàn. Kò sí ohun tó yẹ kí ó dààmú ọ.
Ìdin labalábá àti kòkòrò Irun tó ń ta niOúnjẹ rẹ̀: Ewéko
Ewu fún ènìyàn: Fúyẹ́Bí ìtani oyin tàbí kò tó bẹ́ẹ̀. Kò fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ léwu fún ènìyàn.

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

Ó ń gbé ní
Eastern North America, west as far as Texas, California and Alberta1
Àríwá Amẹ́ríkà
Ilé
The caterpillars feed on a very wide range of trees, both deciduous and coniferous. They spin cocoons in bark crevices. Outbreaks have been reported on Manitoba maple and elm in urban areas.1
Gígùn
3.5 cm (1.4 in)1
Ìyára gíga jùlọ
nǹkan bí 0.03 km/h (0.02 mph)
Lórí ilẹ̀, àfojúbù
Kí ni ó máa ń jẹ?
Young caterpillars skeletonise the surface of leaves. Older caterpillars eat everything except the larger veins.1
Ní tòótọ́!Fọ́tò White-marked tussock moth
White-marked tussock moth. Fọ́tò: Fyn Kynd. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

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 tó ń ta ni

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

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?

White-marked tussock moth gígùn rẹ̀ tó nǹkan bí 3.5 cm (1.4 in)Pínì ìwé (paper clip) nǹkan bí 3 cm (1.2 in)Fóònù alágbèéká nǹkan bí 15 cm (5.9 in)
ó gùn tó pínì ìwé (paper clip)ó lọ́ra ju ìgbín inú ọgbà lọ

Báwo 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?

ó yẹ ní mímọ̀

Òtítọ́

1

The four white tufts on the caterpillar's back may mimic the cocoons of parasitic wasps.1

2

Large caterpillars are mostly eaten by birds, while small caterpillars mostly disappear while dispersing.1

3

The fungus Entomophaga maimaiga was introduced to North America to control the spongy moth, and it also infects this species.1

4

There are two or more generations each year in eastern North America, and the eggs overwinter.1

Fún àwọn amòye oró

Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
Orgyia leucostigma
Ẹgbẹ́
Ìdin labalábá àti kòkòrò
Ìdílé
Erebidae2
Ètò
Lepidoptera
Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
Àríwá Amẹ́ríkà
Àwọn ọmọ
Eggs are laid in a single mass over the female's cocoon and covered in a froth, with up to 300 eggs laid at a time.1
Ewu fún ènìyàn
1 / 5: Fúyẹ́3

Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá

  1. Orgyia leucostigma (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Orgyia leucostigma (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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