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Hypsopygia olinalis (Guenée, 1854) - Yellow-fringed Hypsopygia

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Pyralinae		Tribe:
Pyralini		P3 Number:
80a0689		 MONA Number:
5533.00		 Other Common Name:
Yellow-fringed Dolichomia Moth
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Herculia olinalis); Beadle and Leckie (2012; as Dolichomia olinalis)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Hypsopygia olinalisAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: We have records from a wide range of oak-containing forests, including dry, mesic, and wet habitats. A number come from semi-wooded residential areas.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae reportedly feed on oaks (Covell, 1984). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Oak-Hickory Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S5
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Hypsopygia olinalis - Yellow-fringed Hypsopygia

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Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2025-09-11
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-06
Brunswick Co.
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Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-01
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-23
Brunswick Co.
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Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-03
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-03
Richmond Co.
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Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-23
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rob Van Epps, Kevin Metcalf on 2025-07-20
Richmond Co.
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Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-07-17
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-13
Rowan Co.
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Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: David George on 2025-06-29
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: David George, Jim Petranka on 2025-06-29
Richmond Co.
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Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-06-28
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-25
Buncombe Co.
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Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-06-25
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20
Richmond Co.
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Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-19
Brunswick Co.
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Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-06-17
Alamance Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-14
Rowan Co.
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Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: David George on 2025-06-07
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: Larry Chen, Sarah Toner on 2025-06-06
Dare Co.
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Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2025-06-03
Currituck Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-31
Brunswick Co.
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Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-31
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka, David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
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Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
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Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-05-23
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Hypsopygia olinalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-23
Richmond Co.
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