caterpillars, my triumphant

My friend told me she didn't know caterpillars could bite, so I looked it up again. At first the creepiness of the images forced me to retreat, but here I am, TRIUMPHANT!
　
About 5,000 species of butterflies and moths have been recorded from Japan. Of these, those whose larvae are conspicuously hairy are colloquially known as 'Ke-mushi', while those with less hair are known as 'Imo-mushi.' 'Ke' means hair, 'Imo' means a potato. The caterpillar in Alice in Wonderland is a Imo-mushi. In Japanese, we distinguish between the two, but in English, they are both caterpillars, which is interesting.

Both Ke-mushi and Imo-mushi are hated, but Ke-mushi in particular are feared for their ability to sting people. However, Ke-mushi make up only about 20% of all butterfly and moth larvae, and only about 2% of the species that sting people. No matter how scary they look, most Ke-mushi are rather safe and non-toxic.

The trouble is, however, that there are several species of stinging Ke-mushi that are often found in our gardens, and many of us are bitten by them. Here is a list of the main types of garden stinging Ke-mushi.

Stinging Ke-mushi📌

I'm not sure of the English name.

1. Chadokuga - a tea tussock moth (on camellia, sasanqua, chia)
2. Dokuga - a gipsy moth (on cherry, plum, rose, oyster and many other trees and flowers)
3. Iraga - an oriental moth (on cherry, plum, zelkova, oyster and many other trees)
4. Kuroshitaaoiraga - a blue moth (on cherry, plum, zelkova, oyster and many other trees)
5. Matsukareha - a pine caterpillar moth (on Pines such as red pine, black pine and Himalayan sida)

I wrote 'bite' or 'sting,' but correctly, the adults and larvae (Ke-mushi) of poisonous moths have fine, poisonous hairs (0.1 mm long) which can cause skin irritation if touched.