Parasa indetermina

Parasa indetermina
Scientific classification
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 vernata Packard, 1864

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

Caterpillars

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

The larvae feed on apple, dogwood, hickory, maples, oaks, poplars and rose bushes, and possess numerous urticating hairs, from which they derive their common name.


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