Bug FAQOrange-tufted Oneida Moth
Oneida lunulalis · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Pyralidae
Also called: Oak Gall Snout Moth, Orange-tufted Oneida
The orange-tufted Oneida moth, Oneida lunulalis, belongs to the snout-moth group. It lives across eastern North America, from eastern Canada down to the Gulf Coast. Its caterpillars eat oak leaves and the galls that form on oak trees.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
The larvae feed on oak leaves and on the galls that grow on oak.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 32 of 51 states and DC. Most records: North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Maryland, Ohio.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
What do the larvae of the orange-tufted Oneida moth eat?
The caterpillars feed on oak leaves and the galls that appear on oak trees.
Source: Wikipedia
Where is the orange-tufted Oneida moth found?
It occurs across eastern North America, from Quebec and Ontario down to Illinois and Florida.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Pyralidae)
Indian-Meal MothPlodia interpunctellaCan damage your home
Greater Wax MothGalleria mellonella
Mediterranean Flour MothEphestia kuehniellaCan damage your home
Meal mothPyralis farinalisDamages trees, gardens or crops
Bee MothAphomia sociellaNuisance, not dangerous
Yellow-fringed Dolichomia MothHypsopygia olinalisSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oneida_lunulalis
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