Moths of North Carolina
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Oneida lunulalis (Hulst, 1887) - Orange-tufted Oneida

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Epipaschiinae		Tribe:
[Epipaschiini]		P3 Number:
80a0629		 MONA Number:
5588.00		 Other Common Name:
Oak Gall Snout Moth
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:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Oneida lunulalis
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

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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kevin Bischof on 2024-08-07
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kevin Bischof on 2024-08-07
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-05
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-08-02
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-08-02
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-07-15
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-28
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-24
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-24
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-24
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-23
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-05-29
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-22
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-15
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2023-07-26
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-06-04
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2023-05-20
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-05-14
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2022-08-19
Orange Co.
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