Common name , Brown-tailed moth (common on apple and pear trees in Europe). Preparation , Tincture of the living caterpillar. Authority. Calmeil (as in next), effects of handling a cocoon. In a few hours, painful pricking in the conjunctiva; unendurable heat and burning in the lids, on the neck, and on the sides, especially on the chest. Soon after, redness of these parts, and an eruption of small blisters, with itching and heat.