| Table 4-21 Select Caterpillars (Figure 4.40C–F) |
| | | | Types of Caterpillars (Lepidopetra) | | |
| | Puss (Woolly slug) | | Megalopyge opercularis | | Intense burning pain with hemorrhagic linear track marks (due to parallel rows of stiff hollow spines on dorsum of caterpillar) |
| | Io moth | | Automeris io | | Nettle-like stinging with papulourticarial eruption, resolves within hours |
| | Saddleback | | Acharia stimulea | | Immediate stinging with urtication |
| | Browntail moth | | E. chrysorrhea | | Eczematous or urticarial eruption in exposed areas, typically resolves in 7 days; can develop more serious symptoms (conjunctivitis, rhinitis, bruising) |
| | Gypsy moth | | L. dispar | | Capable of wind dispersion and urtication: eczematous, pruritic dermatitis with urticaria on exposed areas |
| | White marked tussock moth | | Orgyia leucostigma | | Papulourticarial eruption after contact |
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