Interesting Facts
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]
Habitat
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -1,194 meters (0 to -3,917 feet).[2]
Biome: Marine .
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
- Genus:
Tolype
()
- Hübner, 1820
- Specific name:
nana
- Druce 1887
- Scientific name: - Tolype nana Druce 1887
- Specific name:
nana
- Druce 1887
- Genus:
Tolype
(
- 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)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 221.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Costa Rica): Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2972506
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-74824.0
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1734660
Footnotes
- http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=84&sci=Lasiocampidae&com=Lasiocampids [back]
- Mean = -38.710 meters (-127.001 feet), Standard Deviation = 258.630 based on 126 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
