Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 908005

Large Tolype Moth
Tolype velleda

Observation date: July 02, 2013
Submitted by: jkbckayaker
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: I found this caterpillar on a coleus bed underneath a large oak tree in my front yard. I used a caterpillar ID book and thought the genus looked like Tolype but the white bars on the black back band did not match the red bars/black band of the Tolype velleda in my ID book.
Status: Resident
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: July 07, 2013
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Florida, Polk County