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Predators such as birds, spiders, dragonflies, and fish feed on the moth's caterpillars, pupae and/or adults, as do mites. [25] A nuclear polyhedrosis virus infects and kills the moth's caterpillars during their first and fourth instars. The virus embeds itself in the caterpillar's epidermis, fat, or tracheal matrix, causing the breakdown of ...
Doratifera vulnerans, commonly known as the mottled cup moth, Australian cup moth or Chinese Junk (referring to its caterpillar), is a species of cup moth of the family Limacodidae. [1] The species was first described by John Lewin in 1805 and is the type species of the genus Doratifera . [ 2 ]
Hemileuca lucina, the New England buck moth, is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae. This moth species is only found in the New England region of the United States. Larvae in early stages mainly feed on broadleaf meadowsweet ( Spiraea latifolia ) whereas larvae in later stages show variation in food sources such as blackberry and black ...
Hemileuca nevadensis, the Nevada buck moth, ... Once the caterpillars are ready to pupate they spin loose cocoons in plant litter near their host plant.
Female Texas buck moths fly 10–20 feet above the ground within oak trees while males fly near the ground. [ 2 ] Hosts of the Texas buck moth include Texas live oak ( Quercus fusiformis ), Havard's oak ( Q. havardii ), Shumard's oak ( Q. shumardii ), and Nuttall oak ( Q. texana ).
The caterpillar has been reported to cause irritation to humans. [1] [2] [3] Like all limacodids, the legs are shortened and the prolegs are reduced to suction cups. The "arms" or tubercles can fall off without harming the caterpillar, aiding the larva in defense. The larvae are 1.5–2.5 centimetres (0.59–0.98 in) in length. [1] [2]
The young caterpillar is densely covered with yellow setae. The older caterpillar's setae are either pale yellow or white. All instars have thin, black setae on the first and third abdominal segments. On the eighth abdominal segment, there is one tuft of black setae. The caterpillar will reach a length of 50 mm (2.0 in). [3]
Larvae might be confused with the similarly flattened larvae of lycaenid butterflies, but those caterpillars have prolegs, are always longer than they are wide, and are always densely covered in short or long setae (hair-like bristles). The head is extended during feeding in the lycaenids, but remains covered in the Limacodidae.