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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths (Lasiocampoidea) » Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths (Lasiocampidae) » Poecilocampinae » Tolype » Tolype dayi - Hodges#7679 (Tolype dayi)

Species Tolype dayi - Hodges#7679

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Season · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Lasiocampoidea (Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths)
Family Lasiocampidae (Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths)
Subfamily Poecilocampinae
Genus Tolype
Species dayi (Tolype dayi - Hodges#7679)
Hodges Number
7679
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Tolype dayi Blackmore, 1921
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet dayi in honor of Mr. G.O. Day, who collected some of the first specimens, for his work in western Lepidoptera.
Size
Wingspan 32 mm (male), 39 mm (female)
Range
British Columbia to California.
Season
Adults fly from June to September in California.
Food
Larval hosts include Douglas fir, Ponderosa pine, Englemann spruce, Lodgepole pine, White spruce and Western hemlock. (1)
Print References
Blackmore, E.H. 1921. New Lepidoptera from British Columbia. The Canadian Entomologist, 42(12): 266, pl.9, f.1m, f.2f
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Barcode of Life (BOLD)
presence in California; list of 9 specimen records with dates and locations (U. of California at Berkeley)
presence in British Columbia; list (U. of British Columbia)
Works Cited
1.University of Alberta Entomology Collection
Contributed by Cotinis on 8 December, 2007 - 5:55am
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod, Randy Hardy, Steve Morris
Last updated 21 November, 2023 - 8:51am

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