Moths of North Carolina
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286 NC Records

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

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: PyralidaeSubfamily: PyralinaeTribe: PyraliniP3 Number: 800094.00 MONA Number: 5533.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Herculia olinalis); Beadle and Leckie (2012; as Dolichomia olinalis)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
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.
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: 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 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 Dolichomia Moth

209 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-07
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-06
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-02
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-01
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-16
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-11
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-07
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-09-07
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-07
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2023-09-05
Davidson Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-09-05
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-05
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-05
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2023-09-04
Davidson Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-02
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-02
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2023-09-01
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-08-30
Polk Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-25
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2023-08-24
Davidson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Amber Williams & Michael P. Morales on 2023-08-18
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Amber Williams & Michael P. Morales on 2023-08-18
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2023-08-15
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-06
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-06
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Steve Hall, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-22
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-07-17
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-07-10
Person Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka, David George on 2023-07-07
Orange Co.
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