Condica vecors

Condica vecors
Condica vecors
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Condica
Species: C. vecors
Binomial name
Condica vecors
(Guenée, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Perigea vecors Guenée, 1852
  • Platysenta vecors
  • Apamea remissa Walker, 1857
  • Platysenta remissa
  • Platysenta demittens Walker, 1858
  • Perigea luxa Grote, 1874

The Dusky Groundling (Condica vecors) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Newfoundland to Florida, west to Arizona and north to Ontario.[2]

The wingspan is 29-38 mm. Adults have mottled dark brown and black forewings. The hindwings are greyish-brown with a conspicuous whitish fringe. They are on wing from May to August in the north and from April to October in the south. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Eupatorium and lettuce.

References

  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ Bug Guide
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