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2. Rash-causing caterpillar found in NH for first time in 75 years

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   Jun. 3—A caterpillar whose hairs can produce itchy skin rashes similar to poison ivy appears to be back in New Hampshire for the first time in 75 years, officials said Monday. Browntail moth ...

3. Brown-tail moth - Wikipedia

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   Skin rash caused by the exposure to hairs shed by brown-tail moth larva Cicely Blair wrote a paper about the rash caused by the brown-tail moth caterpillar in the British Isles. [ 16 ] It, and other descriptions, confirmed that loose hairs can break off and cause very itchy rashes on contact with skin, as well as breathing difficulties similar ...

4. Urticating hair - Wikipedia

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   Skin rash caused by the exposure to bristles shed by brown-tail moth larvae. In humans, urticating hairs can cause allergic skin reactions which can manifest as inflammation, rash and itching. The reactions can last from several hours to weeks.

5. Polia bombycina - Wikipedia

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   The moth flies from May to July depending on the location. Larva pale brown; dorsal line pale; some dark oblique streaks; a whitish dark -mottled lateral line containing the spiracles which are bright red-brown, edged with black. The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants - Betula sp., Alnus incana, Sorbus aucuparia, Prunus padus, Pimpinella saxifraga, Angelica silvestris, Galium verum ...

6. Gypsy moth caterpillars are taking over -- and they're ... - AOL

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   For some, it takes one mere touch of the caterpillar to result in red, raised itchy bumps. "It starts with an itch, it gets red, it swells up, and then it takes several days to get better, and ...

7. Niditinea fuscella - Wikipedia

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   The brown-dotted clothes moth (Niditinea fuscella) is a species of tineoid moth. It belongs to the fungus moth family (Tineidae), and therein to the nominate subfamily Tineinae. It is (under its junior synonym Tinea fuscipunctella ) the type species of its genus Niditinea .

8. These fuzzy SC spring critters can give you a rash. Here’s ...

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9. Cosmodes elegans - Wikipedia

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   Adult moths are brown with sinuous green markings on their forewings, white hindwings fading to light brown along the edges, and a hairy crest just behind their heads. [5] The adult's wingspan is about 40 mm. [ 6 ] The green blotched moth has a distinctively shaped forewing and this and the characteristic patterns on its forewings ensures that ...