Stinging Rose Caterpillar Moth
Stinging Rose Caterpillar MothStinging Rose Caterpillar Moth

Stinging Rose Caterpillar Moth

Parasa indetermina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

15 Verified sightings at Great Smoky Mountains National Park From 2019 to 2026
15 In 1 park
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Stinging Rose Caterpillar Moth

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. 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. and possess numerous urticating hairs, from which they derive their common name. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Smaller Parasa Moth

Smaller Parasa Moth

☀️🌙 Day & Night Insect

Parasa chloris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Yellow-Shouldered Slug Moth

Yellow-Shouldered Slug Moth

☀️🌙 Day & Night Insect

Lithacodes fasciola

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Spiny Oak-Slug Moth

Spiny Oak-Slug Moth

☀️🌙 Day & Night Insect

Euclea delphinii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Saddleback Caterpillar Moth

Saddleback Caterpillar Moth

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Acharia stimulea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Skiff Moth

Skiff Moth

🌙 Nocturnal Insect

Prolimacodes badia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Nason's Slug Moth

Nason's Slug Moth

☀️🌙 Day & Night Insect

Natada nasoni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Early Button Slug Moth

Early Button Slug Moth

🌙 Nocturnal Insect

Tortricidia testacea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Crowned Slug Moth

Crowned Slug Moth

☀️🌙 Day & Night Insect

Isa textula

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Yellow-Collared Slug Moth

Yellow-Collared Slug Moth

☀️🌙 Day & Night Insect

Apoda y-inversa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Purple-Crested Slug Moth

Purple-Crested Slug Moth

☀️🌙 Day & Night Insect

Adoneta spinuloides

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Jeweled Tailed Slug Moth

Jeweled Tailed Slug Moth

🌙 Nocturnal Insect

Packardia geminata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Shagreened Slug Moth

Shagreened Slug Moth

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Apoda biguttata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Stinging Rose Caterpillar Moth in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Stinging Rose Caterpillar Moth sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 334th most-seen of the 822 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Stinging Rose Caterpillar Moth in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

June and August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Stinging Rose Caterpillar Moth in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Stinging Rose Caterpillar Moth?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Stinging Rose Caterpillar Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Stinging Rose Caterpillar Moth?

Only Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in our data

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Stinging Rose Caterpillar Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Stinging Rose Caterpillar Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Stinging Rose Caterpillar Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (15 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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