Tolype Velleda

Another moth and not to be confused with the huge moth that was on our porch in May of this year. Mike and I were headed to lunch at Lunkerz Deli and Mike spotted this fella on the porch.

Hairy moth

Large Tolype – Tolype velleda

I had to do some extensive searching of “the Internets” to find out what type of moth this was, and it is called a Large Tolype. Its genus and species is Tolype velleda or “veiled moth”. Very fitting. More information can be found at the Bug Guide.

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15 Comments

  1. Posted September 21, 2006 at 8:26 am | Permalink

    OMG’osh! I’ve never heard of or seen a moth like that!
    WOW. Pretty amazing.
    Great shot too.

  2. Posted September 21, 2006 at 9:12 am | Permalink

    EEW!

  3. Posted September 21, 2006 at 9:42 am | Permalink

    Looks like it has a turd on it’s head.

  4. Posted September 21, 2006 at 2:11 pm | Permalink

    I want to pet it.

  5. Posted September 23, 2006 at 11:20 am | Permalink

    Suddenly I am so glad we have rather tamer insects in the Uk. That just looks like somethig you’d find in a craft shop – sure it’s not some furry token you’d use as to ward off evil – possibly evil turds? ;)

  6. Karen Phaup
    Posted October 12, 2006 at 6:44 am | Permalink

    There was one on the outside of my kitchen window and I could only see the underside of it. (Fairfax Station, VA) It has feathers and I didn’t know what it could be. When it got light outside I took pictures of it. It was about 2″ long and never moved. I have looked through thousands of moth photos on the web this morning and finally found out what it was. I wonder where it came from, as I’ve lived here as a nature lover for 10 years and have never seen one before! I am curious as to how common they are in VA. Anyone know?

  7. Posted October 12, 2006 at 7:03 am | Permalink

    Karen: From the information I’ve found, they are very prevelant around this area of PA during the late-summer months. Though I believe they are at the end of their season.

  8. Andrew
    Posted October 17, 2006 at 9:52 am | Permalink

    I found one on my back porch awhile back and i thought it was pretty cool! Im goin’ to use it for my bug collection.
    Andrew

  9. Andrew
    Posted October 18, 2006 at 7:40 am | Permalink

    I think Zach is stupid keeping this moth as a pet! So i think i will kill it for my bug collection.

  10. Marcia
    Posted September 10, 2007 at 10:08 pm | Permalink

    This thing looked like a pet flying around my house! It is rather cute! Does anyone know if this has been seen in the Albany NY area before? I wasn’t sure if it was a flying caterpillar or a moth.

  11. alexandre
    Posted March 20, 2008 at 8:39 pm | Permalink

    funky mohawk!

    kinda disgusting though…

  12. Cindy Kissler
    Posted August 14, 2008 at 1:44 am | Permalink

    I have pictures exactly like what you have of this white moth.
    I never would have called it a moth. It just sat there and let me get close and take a lot of pictures. I live in Milwaukee and I saw it (only one) a couple years ago.

  13. yasser
    Posted October 8, 2008 at 12:56 pm | Permalink

    lolz so cute and funky and weird and cool :P PP

  14. jayne briggs
    Posted May 31, 2009 at 1:23 pm | Permalink

    Hello,
    We saw this moth on a fence in our garden yesterday. Is it usually found in the U.K?

  15. Wayne Melton
    Posted September 19, 2009 at 8:33 pm | Permalink

    I have them all over my deck for the first time ever. Mine are only one inch to 1-1/4″ long and are not active at all. I live in sw Nebraska and have never seen them before.

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