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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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Jun 26, 2014
Submitted by: mamascrapbooks
Region: Orange County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 22, 2025
Observation date: Sep 11, 2024
Submitted by: alaimins
Region: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 16, 2024
Observation date: Oct 15, 2024
Submitted by: Wbarnes307
Region: Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 02, 2024
Observation date: Sep 14, 2024
Submitted by: Debbie.p
Region: Turner County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Nov 12, 2024
Observation date: Aug 28, 2024
Submitted by: Hunter_M
Region: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Oct 30, 2024
Observation date: Oct 25, 2024
Submitted by: apoe2891
Region: Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Oct 26, 2024
Observation date: Oct 06, 2024
Submitted by: Mtmccullagh
Region: Rhea County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 07, 2024
Observation date: Oct 01, 2024
Submitted by: yardbird
Region: Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 07, 2024
Observation date: Oct 07, 2024
Submitted by: Belinda Knoblock
Region: Putnam County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 07, 2024
Observation date: Oct 04, 2024
Submitted by: ElectroNicko_
Region: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Oct 06, 2024
Observation date: Oct 01, 2024
Submitted by: shaplatinum
Region: Washington County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 04, 2024
Observation date: Sep 28, 2024
Submitted by: Whatever1984
Region: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 28, 2024
Observation date: Aug 25, 2024
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Sep 25, 2024
Observation date: Sep 24, 2024
Submitted by: Mark Vass
Region: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 24, 2024
Observation date: Sep 21, 2024
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 21, 2024
Observation date: Sep 17, 2024
Submitted by: Xysk
Region: Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Sep 18, 2024
Observation date: Sep 11, 2024
Submitted by: The Crow System
Region: Dutchess County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Sep 12, 2024
Observation date: Sep 09, 2024
Submitted by: SWilliams
Region: York County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Sep 11, 2024
Observation date: Sep 04, 2024
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 04, 2024
Observation date: Sep 03, 2024
Submitted by: Lutya
Region: Rensselaer County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Sep 04, 2024
Observation date: Jul 26, 2024
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 12, 2024
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
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