Hypsopygia olinalis (Guenée, 1854)
Family: Pyralidae
Subfamily: Pyralinae
Identification: Similar to Hypsopygia costalis, but slightly larger. Ground color varies from rose to deep purplish. Widened tops of am. and pm. lines more triangular. Yellow fringes on all wings, but narrower.
Wing Span: 1.6-2.4 cm.
Life History:
Flight: May-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Oaks.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Throughout eastern North America.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
Taxonomy Notes: Previously in the genus Dolichomia as Dolichomia olinalis.
Alternate Scientific Names:
Herculia olinalis
Dolichomia olinalis
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 479 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 16, 2012
Submitted by: mikeakresh
Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 04, 2024
Observation date: Oct 05, 2023
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 07, 2023
Observation date: Jul 22, 2023
Submitted by: HCGregory
Region: Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 03, 2023
Observation date: Jun 27, 2023
Submitted by: MarkSCitsay
Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Aug 02, 2023
Observation date: Jul 27, 2023
Submitted by: npacadia
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 27, 2023
Observation date: Jul 25, 2023
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 25, 2023
Observation date: Sep 03, 2022
Submitted by: Niayre
Region: DeKalb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 23, 2023
Observation date: Jul 15, 2023
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 16, 2023
Observation date: Jul 12, 2023
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 12, 2023
Observation date: Jul 03, 2023
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 03, 2023
Observation date: Jun 26, 2023
Submitted by: comradeghost
Region: Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 26, 2023
Observation date: Jul 04, 2022
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Carbon County, Montana, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 20, 2023
Observation date: Jun 15, 2023
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 16, 2023
Observation date: Sep 05, 2022
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 16, 2023
Observation date: Jul 07, 2022
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Anoka County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 05, 2023
Observation date: May 26, 2022
Submitted by: Ken Cheeks
Region: Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jan 24, 2023
Observation date: Aug 24, 2022
Submitted by: Dave Webb
Region: Charles County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 18, 2023
Observation date: Sep 06, 2022
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 09, 2022
Observation date: Sep 07, 2022
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Oct 17, 2022
Observation date: Sep 18, 2022
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Oct 16, 2022
Observation date: Apr 28, 2020
Submitted by: mystromenendez
Region: Carroll County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: owlbyr
Verified date: Sep 15, 2022
Observation date: Aug 24, 2020
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Sep 14, 2022
Observation date: Aug 30, 2018
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Sep 12, 2022
Observation date: Sep 08, 2022
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 10, 2022
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