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.
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.
References
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