Moths of North Carolina
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79 NC Records

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

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: PyralidaeSubfamily: EpipaschiinaeTribe: [Epipaschiini]P3 Number: 800112.00 MONA Number: 5588.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: 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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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come from cove forests and northern hardwoods in the mountains, and mesic slopes and shorelines in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain
Larval Host Plants: The larvae appear to specialize on members of the Fagaceae (Schaffner, 1959; Prentice, 1966; Solis, 1991; Marquis et al., 2019). The reported hosts including chestnuts (Castanea; BugGuide), American Beech (Fagus grandifolia), White Oak (Quercus alba), Northern Red Oak (Q. rubra) and Bottomland Post Oak (Q. similis; BugGuide). - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Mesic Hardwood Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S4
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 Oneida lunulalis - Orange-tufted Oneida Moth

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-22
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-15
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-07-26
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-26
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-06-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2023-05-20
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2023-05-14
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2022-08-19
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-08-08
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-08-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stefanie Hedrick on 2022-08-03
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-08-03
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-07-24
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-29
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-25
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-06-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-06-07
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-05-28
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-05-18
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2021-08-12
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2021-08-04
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-08-02
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-07-21
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-07-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-06
Buncombe Co.
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