Condica vecors
| Dusky groundling | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Condica |
| Species: | C. vecors
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| Binomial name | |
| Condica vecors (Guenée, 1852)
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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]
The wingspan is 29–38 mm. 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
[edit]- ^ "931995.00 – 9696 – Condica vecors (Guenée, 1852) – Dusky Groundling Moth". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ McLeod, Robin (March 15, 2018). "Species Condica vecors - Dusky Groundling Moth - Hodges#9696". BugGuide. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
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