Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Cyprus Processionary Moth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Thaumetopoea pityocampa — venomous
- Thaumetopoea cretensis
- Thaumetopoea processionea — venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Notodontidae
- Genus
- Thaumetopoea
- Species
- Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni
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