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.
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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OMG’osh! I’ve never heard of or seen a moth like that!
WOW. Pretty amazing.
Great shot too.
EEW!
Looks like it has a turd on it’s head.
I want to pet it.
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?
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?
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.
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
I think Zach is stupid keeping this moth as a pet! So i think i will kill it for my bug collection.
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.
funky mohawk!
kinda disgusting though…
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.
lolz so cute and funky and weird and cool
PP
Hello,
We saw this moth on a fence in our garden yesterday. Is it usually found in the U.K?
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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