Yellowtail moth
Hylesia metabus Cramer, 1775
Names
| English | Yellowtail moth |
|---|---|
| Dutch | — |
| Spanish | — |
| Chinese | — |
| Sranan Tongo | kapelka (general name for the group) |
| Scientific name | Hylesia metabus Cramer, 1775 |
About this species
The yellowtail moth or ashen moth (Hylesia metabus) is a species of moth found in northeastern South America. Contact with the urticating hairs of adult female moths is known to cause a cutaneous condition called the Caripito itch.
The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1775.
These moths are mainly found along the mangrove swamps of Venezuela and Guyana. The adult moths however swarm to lights in nearby towns and the urticating hairs are released into the air leading to severe urticarial and papulovesicular dermatitis. Hairs from male moths do not cause any symptoms.
These special hairs are used by the females to protect their egg masses from predators such as ants.
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Hylesia metabus is een vlinder uit de familie nachtpauwogen (Saturniidae), onderfamilie Hemileucinae.
De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd door Cramer in 1775.
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Hylesia metabus (conocida en Venezuela como palometa peluda) es una especie de lepidóptero ditrisio de la familia Saturniidae. Es un importante riesgo para algunas personas dado que las hembras adultas poseen espículas que tienen 8 canales en su superficie donde se encuentran púas dirigidas hacia la región distal donde hay una abertura por la cual se libera una sustancia urticante desconocida que genera dermatitis epidérmica.
Estos pelos alérgenos se desprenden del abdomen de esos lepidópteros, el tratamiento farmacológico que se aplica habitualmente es la administración de antialérgicos. En 2004, Venezuela sufrió un aumento de la población de este insecto con el consecuente aumento en los reportes de alergia producido por los pelos urticantes de esta especie.
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Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Lepidoptera |
| Family | Saturniidae |
| Genus | Hylesia |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Brokopondo5
- Para3
- Sipaliwini1
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.
