Parasa indetermina

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| taxon = Parasa indetermina

| authority = (Boisduval, 1832)

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  • Latoia indetermina (Boisduval, 1832)
  • Latoia vernata Packard, 1864

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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Parasa-indetermina|title = Stinging Rose Caterpillar Moth Parasa indetermina (Boisduval, 1832) | Butterflies and Moths of North America}} and possess numerous urticating hairs, from which they derive their common name.

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