Caterpillars
Caterpillars
Urticating lepidopterism is a severe skin irritation and inflammation caused by the stinging hairs found on some caterpillars. These caterpillars are known as urticating (irritating).
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Observations on a Saturniid Moth Caterpillar Causing Severe Bleeding in Man
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1971. Observations on a Saturniid Moth Caterpillar Causing Severe Bleeding in Man. Proc. Roy. Ent. Soc. Lond. Journal of Meetings. 36:9-10.
Records of Eye-Frequenting Lepidoptera from Man
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1969. Records of Eye-Frequenting Lepidoptera from Man. Journal of Medical Entomology. 6:53-58.
Caterpillar-Hair Kerato-Conjunctivitis
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1968. Caterpillar-Hair Kerato-Conjunctivitis. The Medical Journal of Australia. 2:995-997.
'Butterfly Itch', eine Schmetterlingsdermatose and Bord enies Tankes
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1967. 'Butterfly Itch', eine Schmetterlingsdermatose and Bord enies Tankes. Zeitschrift fur Tropenmedizin und Parasitologie. 18:5-16.
Caterpillar Dermatitis
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1967. Caterpillar Dermatitis. British Medical Journal. 2:346-348.
Opthalmis Nodosa
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1966. Opthalmis Nodosa. Britsh Journal of Opthalmology. 50:209-217.
Caterpillar-Hair Kerato-Conjunctivitis
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1966. Caterpillar-Hair Kerato-Conjunctivitis. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 64:778.
The Bag-Shelter Moth Ochrogaster contraria
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1965. The Bag-Shelter Moth Ochrogaster contraria. Insect Pest Pamphlet, No 93, Entomolgy Branch.
A Digitalis-Like Toxin in the Monarch Butterfly, Danaus plexipuss L.
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1965. A Digitalis-Like Toxin in the Monarch Butterfly, Danaus plexipuss L.. The Journal of Physiology. 178:290-304.