Orange-tufted Oneida Moth
Oneida lunulalis Hulst, 1887
Orange-tufted Oneida Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/6841
Synonyms
Hodges #5588 
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113 Records

Status

In Maryland a moderately common species of oak forests (Glaser, MicroMoths).

Relationships

Larvae feed on oak leaves and galls (BugGuide).

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Source: Wikipedia

Oneida lunulalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Oneida
Species:
O. lunulalis
Binomial name
Oneida lunulalis
Hulst, 1889[1]

Oneida lunulalis, the oak gall snout moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Oneida. It is found in most of eastern North America,[2] from Quebec and Ontario to Illinois and Florida.

The larvae feed on the leaves and galls on oak.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Oneida Hulst, 1889" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Bug Guide