Stinging Caterpillars: Slug Caterpillars and Flannel Moths

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dc.contributorVirginia Cooperative Extensionen
dc.contributor.authorDellinger, Theresa A.en
dc.contributor.authorDay, Eric R.en
dc.coverage.countryUnited Statesen
dc.coverage.stateVirginiaen
dc.date.accessed2020-03-23en
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-16T22:11:00Zen
dc.date.available2020-04-16T22:11:00Zen
dc.date.issued2020en
dc.description.abstractSlug caterpillars in the family Limacodidae move with a slow gliding motion much like a slug. Some slug caterpillars are brightly colored with bumps, protuberances, or appendages. Most have irritating hairs or spines capable of delivering a painful sting. Larvae of the flannel moths in the family Megalopygidae possess warty growths with stinging hairs. These warts may be completely concealed under a dense covering of fine hairs, or the warts may be exposed but surrounded by tufts of very long hairs.Adults of both the Limacodidae and the Megalopygidae are stout, hairy moths that hold their wings in a tented position over their backs. Limacodid moths also tend to hold the tip of the abdomen elevated over their backs. Adult moths of stinging caterpillars are not known to cause dermatitis and attract far less attention than the rather bizarre-looking larvae.en
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dc.description.notesNPen
dc.format.extent4 pagesen
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/97655en
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/ENTO/ENTO-75/ENTO-347.pdfen
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Cooperative Extensionen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPublication (Virginia Cooperative Extension) ; ENTO-347en
dc.rightsVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.en
dc.subject.cabtLimacodidaeen
dc.subject.cabtMegalopygidaeen
dc.titleStinging Caterpillars: Slug Caterpillars and Flannel Mothsen
dc.typeExtension publicationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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