Parasa indetermina

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Parasa indetermina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Genus: Parasa
Species:
P. indetermina
Binomial name
Parasa indetermina
(Boisduval, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Latoia indetermina(Boisduval, 1832)
  • Latoia vernataPackard, 1864

Parasa indetermina, the stinging rose moth, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in the United States from New York to Florida, west to Missouri, Texas, and Oklahoma.

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Caterpillars

The wingspan is 23–30 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed on apple, dogwood, hickory, maple, oak, poplar, and rose bushes. [1] and possess numerous urticating hairs, from which they derive their common name.

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References

  1. "Stinging Rose Caterpillar Moth Parasa indetermina (Boisduval, 1832) | Butterflies and Moths of North America".