Variation in Morphology and Airborne Dispersal of the Urticating Apparatus of Ochrogaster lunifer (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae), an Australian Processionary Caterpillar, and Implications for Livestock and Humans
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DOI: 10.1093/jisesa/iez112
Abstract: Abstract True setae borne on the abdominal tergites of Ochrogaster lunifer Herrich-SchÓ“ffer caterpillars are the agents of an irritating contact dermatitis, osteomyelitis, ophthalmia, and severe allergic reactions in humans, and are the cause of Equine… read more here.
Keywords: lunifer; variation morphology; morphology airborne; true setae ... See more keywords