| Table 4-21 Select Caterpillars (Figure 4.40C–F) |
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Types of Caterpillars (Lepidopetra) |
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Puss (Woolly slug) |
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Megalopyge opercularis |
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Intense burning pain with hemorrhagic linear
track marks (due to parallel rows of stiff
hollow spines on dorsum of caterpillar) |
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Io moth |
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Automeris io |
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Nettle-like stinging with papulourticarial
eruption, resolves within hours |
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Saddleback |
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Acharia stimulea |
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Immediate stinging with urtication |
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Browntail moth |
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E. chrysorrhea |
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Eczematous or urticarial eruption in exposed
areas, typically resolves in 7 days; can develop
more serious symptoms (conjunctivitis, rhinitis,
bruising) |
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Gypsy moth |
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L. dispar |
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Capable of wind dispersion and urtication:
eczematous, pruritic dermatitis with urticaria
on exposed areas |
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White marked tussock moth |
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Orgyia leucostigma |
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Papulourticarial eruption after contact |
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