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Scientific Name:
Common Name:
Family (Alpha):
ACROLEPIIDAE-
ADELIDAE-Fairy moths
AMPHISBATIDAE-
AUTOSTICHIDAE-
BATRACHEDRIDAE-Batrachedrid Moths
BEDELLIIDAE-Bedelliid Moths
BLASTOBASIDAE-
BOMBYCIDAE-
BUCCULATRICIDAE-
CARPOSINIDAE-
CHOREUTIDAE-Metalmark Moths
COLEOPHORIDAE-Casebearer Moths and Relatives
COSMOPTERIGIDAE-Cosmopterigid Moths
COSSIDAE-Carpenter Moths, Goat Moths
CRAMBIDAE-Grass Moths, Snout Moths
DEPRESSARIIDAE-
DREPANIDAE-Hook-tips and Thyatirid Moths
ELACHISTIDAE-Grassminer Moths and Relatives
EPERMENIIDAE-
EPIPYROPIDAE-
EREBIDAE-Erebid Moths
ERIOCRANIIDAE-
EUTELIIDAE-
GALACTICIDAE-
GELECHIIDAE-Gelechiid Moths; Twirler Moths
GEOMETRIDAE-Geometer Moths, Loopers
GLYPHIDOCERIDAE-
GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE-Sedge Moths
GRACILLARIIDAE-Leafblotch miner moths
HELIOZELIDAE-Shield bearer moths
HEPIALIDAE-Ghost or Swift Moths
HYBLAEIDAE-
INCURVARIIDAE-
LASIOCAMPIDAE-Tent Caterpillar Moths, Lappet Moths
LECITHOCERIDAE-Long-horned Moths
LIMACODIDAE-Slug Caterpillar Moths
LYONETIIDAE-Lyonetiid Moths
MEGALOPYGIDAE-Flannel Moths
MICROPTERIGIDAE-Mandibulate Moths
MIMALLONIDAE-
MOMPHIDAE-Mompha Moths
NEPTICULIDAE-Minute leaf miners
NOCTUIDAE-Owlet Moths
NOLIDAE-
NOTODONTIDAE-Prominents
OECOPHORIDAE-Oecophorid Moths
OPOSTEGIDAE-
PELEOPODIDAE-
PLUTELLIDAE-Diamondback Moths
PRODOXIDAE-Yucca Moths
PSYCHIDAE-Bagworm Moths
PTEROPHORIDAE-Plume Moths
PYRALIDAE-Pyralid Moths, Snout Moths
SATURNIIDAE-Giant Silkworm Moths
SCHRECKENSTEINIIDAE-Schreckensteiniid Moths
SESIIDAE-Clearwing Moths
SPHINGIDAE-Sphinx Moths
THYATIRIDAE-
THYRIDIDAE-Window-winged Moths
TINEIDAE-Clothes moths
TISCHERIIDAE-Tischerid Moths
TORTRICIDAE-Leafroller Moths
URANIIDAE-
URODIDAE-Urodid Moths
XYLORYCTIDAE-
YPONOMEUTIDAE-Ermine Moths
YPSOLOPHIDAE-Ypsolophid Moths
ZYGAENIDAE-
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Lasiocampidae Members:
Artace cribrarius
Heteropacha rileyana
Malacosoma americana
Malacosoma disstria
Phyllodesma americana
Tolype laricis
Tolype minta
Tolype notialis
Tolype unidentified species
Tolype velleda
Tolype
Members:
Tolype laricis
Tolype minta
Tolype notialis
Tolype unidentified species
Tolype velleda
20 NC Records
Tolype laricis
(Fitch, 1856) - Larch Tolype
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Bombycoidea
Family:
Lasiocampidae
Subfamily:
Macromphaliinae
P3 Number:
870024
MONA Number:
7673.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)
Online Resources:
MPG
,
BugGuide
,
iNaturalist
,
Google
,
BAMONA
,
GBIF
,
BOLD
Technical Description, Adults:
Franclemont (1973)
Adult Markings:
Males can be distinguished from those of
T. notialis
by their smaller size and black color on the wings. Females are gray and cannot be distinguished from
notialis
based on maculation alone.
Structural photos
Male genitalia (FWL = 13.5 mm; Madison Co.; Jim Petranka)
Adult ID Requirements:
Identifiable from photos showing hindwings, abdomen, or other specialized views [e.g., frons, palps, antennae, undersides].
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map:
Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
Piedmont (Pd)
Coastal Plain (CP)
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants:
Reported hosts include pine (
Pinus
), spruce (
Picea
), larch (
Larix
), and fir (
Abies
) (Franclemont, 1973; Beadle & Leckie, 2012). -
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
G5 SNR [SU]
State Protection:
Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments:
The identity of the dark forms of Tolype that are found in North Carolina -- including the Coastal Plain -- still need to be determined.
Photo Gallery for
Tolype laricis
- Larch Tolype
Photos: 5
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-10-13
Madison Co.
Comment: FWL = 13.5 mm (male).
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-21
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-02
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-15
Clay Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-09
Madison Co.
Comment: