stinging caterpillar

stinging caterpillar

caterpillar with urticarious hairs or spines that cause allergic dermatitis, for example, the Io moth and the puss caterpillar.

sting·ing cat·er·pil·lar

(sting'ing kat'ĕr-pil-ĕr)
A caterpillar with urticarious hairs or spines that cause allergic dermatitis, e.g., the Io moth and the puss caterpillar.
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South Florida is home to four varieties of stinging caterpillar: the Io moth, hag moth, puss moth and saddleback.
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Several other types of stinging caterpillars are common in Florida, including the io moth caterpillar (Automeris io), the saddleback caterpillar (Sibine stimulea), and the puss caterpillar (Megalopyge opercularis) (5).
Caterpillar-associated rashes in children--Hillsborough County, Florida, 2011
Predators that don't like stinging caterpillars may stay away from the stink bugs as well.
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