Condica vecors

Condica vecors, the dusky groundling, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It is found from Newfoundland to Florida, west to Arizona and north to Ontario.[2]

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

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. "931995.00 – 9696 – Condica vecors (Guenée, 1852) – Dusky Groundling Moth". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  2. McLeod, Robin (March 15, 2018). "Species Condica vecors - Dusky Groundling Moth - Hodges#9696". BugGuide. Retrieved January 7, 2021.


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