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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                                                                                 
Structural photos
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 lunulalisAlamance 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: 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, primarily oaks (Schaffner, 1959; Prentice, 1966; Solis, 1991; Marquis et al., 2019). The reported hosts including American Beech (Fagus grandifolia), White Oak (Quercus alba), and Northern Red Oak (Q. rubra). - 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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Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: David George, Dale Morgan, Patrick Coin, Julie Tuttle, Becky Watkins, et al. on 2025-07-26
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-07-18
Transylvania Co.
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Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-07-18
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kenneth Geisert, David Bradley, Julie Tuttle, Patrick Coin, Kaitlyn Elliott, Becky Watkins on 2024-08-17
Durham Co.
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Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kevin Bischof on 2024-08-07
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kevin Bischof on 2024-08-07
Transylvania Co.
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Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-05
Transylvania Co.
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Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-08-02
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-08-02
Chatham Co.
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Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-24
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-07-15
Buncombe Co.
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Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-29
Chatham Co.
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Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-28
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-24
Madison Co.
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Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-24
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-24
Yancey Co.
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Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-23
Madison Co.
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Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-05-29
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-27
Madison Co.
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Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-22
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
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Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-15
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
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Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: David George on 2023-07-26
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-26
Madison Co.
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Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-06-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Oneida lunulalisRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
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