Doratifera
Doratifera is a genus of cup-moth caterpillars in the family Limacodidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan in 1841. There are about 13 described species in "Doratifera", found primarily in Australia. They are called cup-moths because of the shape of their cocoons. In the species "Doratifera vulnerans", the venon has a complex structure having 151 different protein-based toxins produced from 59 distinct protein families. The venom can be used in pesticides and drugs.
Q28912
Limacodidae
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Q6132932
James Duncan
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Q417841
protein families
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Q13847422
Doratifera
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Q13847422
Doratifera
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Q13847422
Doratifera
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1841-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1841
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+13^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
13
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+59^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
59
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parent taxon