Parasa indetermina

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.

Caterpillars

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

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


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