Field Guide to Venomous and Medically Important Invertebrates ...

Certain species (brown-tail moth, tussock moth, and Hylesia spp. in South America) possess
urticating setae as larvae and adults. These include members of the genus Anaphae
(Thaumetopoeidae) and Hylesia (Saturniidae) distributed in Africa and South America,
respectively, which can cause substantial skin eruptions following contact with their setae.
Similarly, Tussock moths, Euproctis (Lymantridae), of the Pacific northwest region of North
America, South America, Europe, Japan and Southeast Asia are reportedly responsible for large
outbreaks of dermatitis among people living in those areas. Moths in the genera Dirphia in
South America, and Latoia consocia in Japan are all known to have urticarial setae.
Figure 135. Calcarifera ordinata, Australia. Photo: Darren Jew.
Figure 136. Spitfire (Doratifera vulnerans), Australia. Photo: Don Herbison & Stella Crosby.
Figure 137. Spiny oak slug (Euclea delphini), North America. Photo: University of Kentucky.
Figure 138. Crowned slug (Isa textula), North America. Photo: Clemson University-USDA.
Figure 139. Latoia consocia, Japan. Photo: Kon-Gaaoira.
Figure 140. Parasa indetermina, North America. Photo: Jeff Barnes.
Figure 141. Hag moth slug (Phobetron pithecium), North America. Photo: University of
Kentucky.
Figure 142. Saddleback caterpillar (Sabine stimulea). Photo: Gerald J. Lenhard.
Figure 143. Unknown caterpillar, Family Limacodidae, Thailand. Photo: John Moore.
Figure 144. Unknown caterpillar, Family Limacodidae, Thailand. Photo: John Moore.
Figure 145. Cup moth caterpillar (Euproctis sp.), Australia. Photo: Richard C. Russell.
Figure 146. Adult gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar). Setae on the egg masses can produce
urticarial reactions. Photo: Kenneth H. Knauer.