Parasa indetermina
Parasa indetermina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Limacodidae |
Genus: | Parasa |
Species: | P. indetermina |
Binomial name | |
Parasa indetermina (Boisduval, 1832) | |
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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, 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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