Deadly and venomous Lonomia caterpillars are more than the two usual suspects

Deadly and venomous Lonomia caterpillars are more than the two usual suspects

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Caterpillars of the Neotropical genus Lonomia (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) are responsible for some fatal envenomation of humans in South America inducing hemostatic disturbances in patients upon skin contact with the caterpillars’ spines. Currently, only two species have been reported to cause hemorr...

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Main Authors: Camila González, Liliana Ballesteros-Mejia, Juana Díaz-Díaz, Diana M. Toro-Vargas, Angela R. Amarillo-Suarez, Delphine Gey, Cielo León, Eduardo Tovar, Mónica Arias, Nazario Rivera, Luz Stella Buitrago, Roberto H. Pinto-Moraes, Ida S. Sano Martins, Thibaud Decaëns, Mailyn A. González, Ian J. Kitching, Rodolphe Rougerie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-02-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9949635/?tool=EBI

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