tolype

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tolype (plural tolypes)

  1. A moth of the genus Tolype.
    • 2007, Eric R. Eaton, Kenn Kaufman, Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America, page 264:
      When adult female tolypes lay eggs, they cover them with black scales from their own bodies.