cryptotoxic

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cryptotoxic (adjective; Greek kryptos, hidden; toxikon, poison): (Arthropoda: Insecta) Pertaining to caterpillars that use volatile secretions that are released through an emission tube.

See also: erucism, paraerucism, phanerotoxic, lepidopterism