Species Details

Tolype dayi

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Common NameDay's Lappet Moth SeasonalityLate August. IdentificationA medium size (approx. 3.2 – 4.0 cm wingspan, females larger than males) blue-grey, black and white moth, the body clothed in long soft wooly hair-like scales except for the central part of the dorsal thorax, which is clothed in short curly dark scales. Males have shorter semi-translucent wings that reflect iridescence under strong lighting. Forewings crossed by white antemedian and double postmedian lines, a single thin wavy subterminal line and a thin white terminal line. The hindwings are lighter grey with a wide white median band. Male antennae are strongly bipectinate, females simple. The Larch lappet moth is smaller with much darker males. Tolype species in general are unmistakable.

Scientific Name Tolype dayi Common Name Day's Lappet Moth Habitat They are found in mature conifer forest. Seasonality Late August. Identification
A medium size (approx. 3.2 – 4.0 cm wingspan, females larger than males) blue-grey, black and white moth, the body clothed in long soft wooly hair-like scales except for the central part of the dorsal thorax, which…
A medium size (approx. 3.2 – 4.0 cm wingspan, females larger than males) blue-grey, black and white moth, the body clothed in long soft wooly hair-like scales except for the central part of the dorsal thorax, which is clothed in short curly dark scales. Males have shorter semi-translucent wings that reflect iridescence under strong lighting. Forewings crossed by white antemedian and double postmedian lines, a single thin wavy subterminal line and a thin white terminal line. The hindwings are lighter grey with a wide white median band. Male antennae are strongly bipectinate, females simple. The Larch lappet moth is smaller with much darker males. Tolype species in general are unmistakable.
Life History
Adults are nocturnal and come to light. There is a single generation per year, with adults in late summer. The Alberta series was collected on August 31, 2005. Larvae are relatively uncommon innocuous solitary…
Adults are nocturnal and come to light. There is a single generation per year, with adults in late summer. The Alberta series was collected on August 31, 2005. Larvae are relatively uncommon innocuous solitary defoliator. Mature caterpillars are present mainly in July and August. The egg overwinters. The larvae is described and illustrated in color by Duncan (op. cit.).
Diet Info Reported larval hosts include Douglas fir, Ponderosa pine, Englemann spruce, Lodgepole pine, White spruce and Western hemlock, with most records from Douglas fir and Ponderosa pine (Prentice, 1963; Duncan, 2006). Range BC east to extreme southwestern AB, south in the mountains. In Alberta it is known only from Waterton Lakes National Park, where a number of specimens were collected in late August, 2005.

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"Species Details - Tolype dayi, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6204. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Authorship

Name Anweiler, G. G.
Role species page author
Date 2007

References

Specimen Information

There are 19 specimens of this Species.

19 results plotted on map in 10 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM59625 - Tolype dayi

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.; Troubridge, J.; Schmidt, B. C. Date Collected2005-08-31

JD1831 - Tolype dayi

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Boundary Creek Provincial Park Collected ByDombroskie, J. J.; Rose, A. Date Collected2006-09-03

JD1923 - Tolype dayi

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Tranquille Ecological Reserve Collected ByDombroskie, J. J.; Rose, A. Date Collected2006-09-01

UASM99033 - Tolype dayi

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.; Schmidt, B. C.; Troubridge, J. Date Collected2005-08-31

UASM99356 - Tolype dayi

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Gabriola Island, Taylor Bay Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected1988-09-03

UASM99652 - Tolype dayi

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected2008-09-08

UASM110969 - Tolype dayi

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected2008-09-08

UASM99506 - Tolype dayi

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected2008-09-08

UASM99507 - Tolype dayi

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected2008-09-08

UASM99508 - Tolype dayi

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected2008-09-08

UASM99528 - Tolype dayi

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected2008-09-08

UASM99559 - Tolype dayi

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected2008-09-08

UASM187479 - Tolype dayi

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Tranquille Ecological Reserve Collected ByDombroskie, J. J.; Rose, A. Date Collected2006-09-01

UASM187480 - Tolype dayi

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Boundary Creek Provincial Park Collected ByDombroskie, J. J.; Rose, A. Date Collected2006-09-03

UASM187481 - Tolype dayi

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Riondel Collected BySchmidt, B. C. Date Collected1993-08-01

UASM187482 - Tolype dayi

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Riondel Collected BySchmidt, B. C. Date Collected1993-08-01

UASM187483 - Tolype dayi

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Riondel Collected BySchmidt, B. C. Date Collected1993-07-20

UASM187484 - Tolype dayi

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Elko Collected BySchmidt, B. C. Date Collected2001-09-01

UASM187485 - Tolype dayi

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Riondel Collected BySchmidt, C. Date Collected2003-08-31

Adult Seasonal Distribution