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Mottled cup moth

Doratifera vulnerans
名字的由来： The scientific name Doratifera vulnerans means "bearer of gifts of wounds", which refers to the caterpillar's stinging spines.1
只是会疼不要触摸会疼，但不会对你造成严重伤害。
毛毛虫和虫子 蜇毛吃：植物
对人的危险: 很疼可能真的很疼，但几乎从不严重。

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

生活在
Australia1
澳大利亚和大洋洲
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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
长度
2 cm到5 cm (0.8 in到2 in)1
最高速度
约 0.03 公里/小时（0.02 英里/小时）
在陆地上, 粗略估计
它吃什么？
The caterpillars feed on leaves, mainly Eucalyptus leaves, and sometimes on guava and apricot trees.1
真的！Mottled cup moth的照片
Mottled cup moth。照片：unknown。 CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

怎样认出它

  • 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

毒液之力

蜇毛

细小的毛或刚毛会断在皮肤里并刺痛。

它的毒液会造成什么？

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

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 很疼可能真的很疼，但几乎从不严重。

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

它害怕时会做什么？

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

如果你碰到它的毛

  • 被毛毛虫的蜇毛扎到：用胶带把毛粘掉，再清洗皮肤。不要揉。
  • 被咬：清洗并冷敷。如果感到不适或容易出血，就去看医生。

一定先拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）。这里是一般急救指导，不是医疗建议。 急救基础

注意安全

  • 永远不要摸、抓或逗弄野生动物，即使是很小的，即使它看起来在睡觉或已经死了。
  • 给它留出空间。如果遇到它，保持冷静，慢慢后退，让它走自己的路。
  • 如果你碰到了它的毛：保持冷静，保持不动，拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）或尽快去医院。记住它长什么样，拍张照片会有帮助。

它不是冲着你来的。它用毒液捕猎或保护自己，而且它更愿意躲起来。 更多安全知识

在世界哪里？

非洲亚洲欧洲北美洲南美洲澳大利亚和大洋洲

它有多大？

它有多长？

Mottled cup moth 约 5 cm 长 (2 in)一个回形针 约 3 cm (1.2 in)一部智能手机 约 15 cm (5.9 in)
比你的小指还短比花园蜗牛还慢

Mottled cup moth和你比起来有多大？

只是在你的浏览器里算一算。什么都不会被保存或发送到任何地方。

它有多快？

值得了解

事实

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

给毒液专家

学名
Doratifera vulnerans
类别
毛毛虫和虫子
家人
Limacodidae2
排序
Lepidoptera
大洲
澳大利亚和大洋洲
宝宝
Females lay eggs in clusters on leaves and cover them with body hairs.1
对人的危险
2 / 5: 很疼3

事实的来源

  1. Doratifera vulnerans (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Doratifera vulnerans (iNaturalist): 名称和分类。
  3. Venom Wiki: 危险等级、典型大小和速度估计都是我们自己给出的。看看我们是怎么算的： 我们如何评定危险.

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