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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Zygaenoidea » Slug Caterpillar Moths (Limacodidae) » Parasa » Smaller Parasa - Hodges#4698 (Parasa chloris)

Species Parasa chloris - Smaller Parasa - Hodges#4698

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Zygaenoidea
Family Limacodidae (Slug Caterpillar Moths)
Genus Parasa
Species chloris (Smaller Parasa - Hodges#4698)
Hodges Number
4698
Size
Wingspan 1.8-2.7 cm
Identification
Thorax green. See Covell (1) for differentiation from Parasa indetermina.
Range
Eastern United States
Habitat
Deciduous forests
Season
May-August
Life Cycle
Larvae feed on deciduous trees, including apple, dogwood, elms, oaks
Print References
Covell, p. 411, plate 55 #11 (1)
Himmelman, plate C-1 (2)
Wagner, p. 88 (3)
Internet References
Maryland Moths
Giff Beaton--caterpillar
Caterpillars of Eastern Forests
Works Cited
1.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
By Charles V. Covell
2.Discovering Moths: Nighttime Jewels in Your Own Backyard
By John Himmelman
3.Caterpillars of Eastern Forests
By David L. Wagner, Valerie Giles, Richard C. Reardon, Michael L. McManus
Contributed by Cotinis on 7 July, 2004 - 7:51pm
Additional contributions by J.D. Roberts
Last updated 17 April, 2006 - 3:37pm

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