Moths of North Carolina
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95 NC Records

Oneida lunulalis (Hulst, 1887) - Orange-tufted Oneida Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: PyralidaeSubfamily: EpipaschiinaeTribe: [Epipaschiini]P3 Number: 80a0629 MONA Number: 5588.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: The larval life history of this species is poorly documented. Marquis et al. (2019) found larvae on the upper leaf surfaces of oaks in Missouri in a web of silk with the edges of the leaf bent inward to form a shallow bowl. The head capsule and prothoracic shield of the late-instars are copper brown. Four thin copper brown stripes run the length of the thorax and abdomen that alternate with five lighter yellow-brown stripes. The subdorsal area has a dark brown stripe, and the thorax and abdomen are both yellow laterally (Marquis et al., 2019).
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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