Large Tolype Moth
Tolype velleda (Stoll, 1791)
Family: Lasiocampidae
Subfamily: Macromphaliinae
Identification: Body extremely hairy. Head and front and sides of thorax white, middle of thorax black. Abdomen white to gray. Wings pale to dark gray with white veins and lines. Postmedial line broad, almost straight.
Wing Span: 3.2-5.8 cm.
Life History:
Flight: September - October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Apple, ash, birch, elm, oak, plum, and other trees.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Nova Scotia to central Florida, west to Minnesota, Nebraska, and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR: G5
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Oct 11, 2023
Submitted by: autumn_snide@ya...
Region: Greene County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Apr 15, 2024
Observation date: Sep 16, 2023
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 25, 2024
Observation date: Sep 28, 2023
Submitted by: Janetthomson
Region: Manitoba, Canada
Verified by: chalicerae
Verified date: Jan 04, 2024
Observation date: Oct 25, 2023
Submitted by: jcisme
Region: Catawba County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 30, 2023
Observation date: Oct 13, 2023
Submitted by: mothydothy
Region: Loudoun County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 14, 2023
Observation date: Oct 10, 2023
Submitted by: Julianne24
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 11, 2023
Observation date: Sep 22, 2023
Submitted by: Bburrows
Region: Red Willow County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Sep 25, 2023
Observation date: Sep 23, 2023
Submitted by: Skookum
Region: Union County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 24, 2023
Observation date: Sep 09, 2023
Submitted by: MarkSCitsay
Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 23, 2023
Observation date: Aug 28, 2023
Submitted by: LauraBA
Region: Cass County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 23, 2023
Observation date: Sep 17, 2023
Submitted by: Surmanator
Region: Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 20, 2023
Observation date: Sep 16, 2023
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 18, 2023
Observation date: Sep 10, 2023
Submitted by: TJ in Derry
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 11, 2023
Observation date: Sep 09, 2023
Submitted by: Jbattaglia
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 09, 2023
Observation date: Sep 07, 2023
Submitted by: kwood
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Sep 08, 2023
Observation date: Sep 07, 2023
Submitted by: Staxy372
Region: Oakland County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 07, 2023
Observation date: Aug 21, 2023
Submitted by: martybird08
Region: Suffolk, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 26, 2023
Observation date: Oct 23, 2022
Submitted by: bknupp
Region: Page County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 13, 2023
Observation date: Oct 22, 2022
Submitted by: Cowgrl12
Region: Webster County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Nov 17, 2022
Observation date: Sep 10, 2021
Submitted by: Thomas Paquette
Region: Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 13, 2022
Observation date: Oct 30, 2022
Submitted by: sedges
Region: Georgia, Stephens County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 12, 2022
Observation date: Oct 25, 2022
Submitted by: JTriplett79
Region: Georgia, Whitfield County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 31, 2022
Observation date: Oct 26, 2022
Submitted by: stephiep
Region: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 30, 2022
Observation date: Oct 27, 2022
Submitted by: Son of Sun
Region: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Oct 27, 2022
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