are there poisonous moths ? if there is what lsit the types?

Question

Are there poisonous moths ? if there is what lsit the types

Answer 1

Do you mean like poisonous if you eat them or like they sting and you die?

There's a moth called the scarlet-bodied wasp moth that eats dogfennel, which has toxins in it. It extracts a poison from the plant. When it mates, it sprays the poison around. It is immune, but predators aren't.

This is supposed to be the only poisonous moth.

Answer 2

There is also a moth in the amazon that sucks blood. I think it is the only one known to do so but it is not venomous or poisonous.

Answer 3

Moths don't bite or sting.
However, some of their caterpillars have venom. Some are the buck moth caterpillar, flannel moth caterpillar, hag caterpillar, Io moth, pus caterpillar, saddleback caterpillar, and spiny oak slug caterpillar. These have stiff stinging hairs on them. The venom of these is generally more irritating than dangerous, but some people are extra sensitive.

Answer 4

The caterpillar that makes this moth is, though the adult form isn't:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonomia

Answer 5

not exactly poisonous unless you eat them. but the catapillars of several species have stinging hairs that have a toxin in them that cause serious dermatitis when you come in contact with them.