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Parasa indetermina (stinging rose caterpillar)

Synonyms: Callochlora vernata; Limacodes indetermina

Wikipedia Abstract

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. 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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1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0