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 family Limacodidae. It is found in the United States from New York to Florida, west to Missouri, Texas, and Oklahoma.

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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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