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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 527 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 23, 2026
Submitted by: saturniidoll
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 22, 2026
Observation date: Jun 24, 2026
Submitted by: saturniidoll
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 22, 2026
Observation date: Jul 14, 2026
Submitted by: WirelessMike
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 15, 2026
Observation date: Jul 12, 2026
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 12, 2026
Observation date: Jul 09, 2026
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 10, 2026
Observation date: Jun 12, 2026
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 14, 2026
Observation date: Jun 12, 2026
Submitted by: HarrellSarahD
Region: Adair County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jun 13, 2026
Observation date: May 25, 2026
Submitted by: Ken Cheeks
Region: Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: May 25, 2026
Observation date: Jun 10, 2025
Submitted by: Michele Pollock
Region: Brown County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 20, 2025
Observation date: Sep 06, 2025
Submitted by: naj.pilla
Region: Pickett County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 15, 2025
Observation date: Aug 22, 2025
Submitted by: Belinda Knoblock
Region: Putnam County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 26, 2025
Observation date: Jul 23, 2025
Submitted by: Kimberly Miner
Region: Androscoggin County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 20, 2025
Observation date: Jul 19, 2025
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 25, 2025
Observation date: Jul 14, 2025
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 14, 2025
Observation date: Jul 05, 2025
Submitted by: SusanPotomac
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 11, 2025
Observation date: Jun 21, 2024
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 09, 2025
Observation date: Jun 27, 2020
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Union County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 09, 2025
Observation date: Jul 09, 2025
Submitted by: vvryabyy
Region: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 09, 2025
Observation date: Jun 06, 2025
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 08, 2025
Observation date: Jun 29, 2025
Submitted by: naj.pilla
Region: Porter County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 02, 2025
Observation date: Jun 30, 2025
Submitted by: jwileyrains
Region: Connecticut, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 01, 2025
Observation date: Jun 25, 2025
Submitted by: Drosera
Region: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jun 30, 2025
Observation date: Jun 25, 2025
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 25, 2025
Observation date: Jun 22, 2025
Submitted by: longisland_jak
Region: Nassau County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 25, 2025
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