Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Tolype austella
Description
Family Lasiocampidae
'Moths of this family
are medium-sized with hairy
bodies that usually exceed hindwing
in length
. Wingspan is 2.5-5.8 cm., and ocelli are absent. In both sexes, the antennae are bipectinate to the tips
. When resting, these moths hold
their wings
like a roof over their bodies. Larvae are colorful, longitudinally striped, and densely hairy. Some species are serious pests in forests
and on shade trees
. Larvae of some species build communal
webs (or "tents") in trees for protection from predators
, leaving these webs to feed
on foliage
of the host tree, and other deciduous trees and shrubs
. Moths of this family pupate in a cocoon
. Silk
from some species has been used for cloth, but it is carded and spun - a different technique than used for silk from the Silkworm Moth.
'[1]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
()
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
()
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
()
- Class:
Insecta
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Insects
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
()
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
()
- Cohort:
Myoglossata
()
- Order:
Lepidoptera
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Butterflies and Moths
- Infraorder:
Heteroneura
()
- Superfamily:
Bombycoidea
()
- Family:
Lasiocampidae
()
- Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths
- Subfamily:
Macromphaliinae
()
- Genus:
Tolype
()
- Hübner, 1820
- Specific name:
austella
- Franclemont 1973
- Scientific name: - Tolype austella Franclemont 1973
- Specific name:
austella
- Franclemont 1973
- Genus:
Tolype
(
- Subfamily:
Macromphaliinae
(
- Family:
Lasiocampidae
(
- Superfamily:
Bombycoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Heteroneura
(
- Order:
Lepidoptera
(
- Cohort:
Myoglossata
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Class:
Insecta
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name .
Similar Species
Members of the genus Tolype
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 4 species and subspecies in this genus:
T. austella (Tolype Austella) · T. laricis (Larch Moth) · T. notialis (Small Tolype) · T. velleda (Large Tolype)
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Further Reading
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2630650
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-74762.0
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1734597
Footnotes
- http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=84&sci=Lasiocampidae&com=Lasiocampids [back]
