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Large Tolype

Tolype velleda

Photo by batex
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35.7143, -83.5102

Field Notes

Notes:

My dad found it on a cabin door. The cabin is on a stream in hardwood forest around 1000' elevation.

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Tolype velleda

Species ID Suggestions

Large Tolype

Tolype velleda

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Comments (2)
Mark Ridgway
Hi batex. That's brilliant. I think it's a Tussock moth (Lymantriidae). Good to see you back. Please type a few words about where you found it. Thanks.

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