Moths of North Carolina
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Condica videns (Guenée, 1852) - White-dotted Groundling

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Condicinae		Tribe:
Condicini		P3 Number:
931989		 MONA Number:
9690.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Platysenta videns); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Condica vidensAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: immatures.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come from a wide variety of open, herb-dominated habitats, including maritime dunes, Longleaf Pine savannas, flatwoods, and sand ridges.
Larval Host Plants: The larvae are polyphagous and feed on several species of composites, including asters, goldenrods, and sneezeweeds (Wagner et al., 2011). In North Carolina, larvae have been found on Dog-fennel (Eupatorium capillifolium) and Frost Aster (Symphyotrichum pilosum). - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Successional Fields and Forblands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S4S5]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Condica videns - White-dotted Groundling

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Condica vidensRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Condica vidensRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-02
Brunswick Co.
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Condica vidensRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-02
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Condica vidensRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-15
Brunswick Co.
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Condica vidensRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-15
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Condica vidensRecorded by: John Petranka, Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
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Condica vidensRecorded by: John Petranka, Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Condica vidensRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Brian Bockhahn, Jim Petranka, John Petranka, Becky Elkin on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
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Condica vidensRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Condica vidensRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-09-20
Durham Co.
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Condica vidensRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-09-20
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Condica vidensRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
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Condica vidensRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-02
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Condica vidensRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-16
Durham Co.
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Condica vidensRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-07-22
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Condica vidensRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-06-13
Moore Co.
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Condica vidensRecorded by: John Petranka and Jim Petranka on 2023-05-19
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Condica vidensRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-04-06
Durham Co.
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Condica vidensRecorded by: John Petranka on 2023-03-27
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Condica vidensRecorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Stephen Dunn on 2022-09-14
Orange Co.
Comment: on Symphotrichium pilosum
Condica vidensRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-28
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Condica vidensRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-28
Scotland Co.
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Condica vidensRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Steve Hall on 2022-07-25
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Condica vidensRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Steve Hall on 2022-07-25
Richmond Co.
Comment: A late-instar larvae that was feeding on Eupatorium capillifolium (dog-fennel); adult was reared.
Condica vidensRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Steve Hall on 2022-07-25
Richmond Co.
Comment: A late-instar larvae that was feeding on Eupatorium capillifolium (dog-fennel); adult was reared. 		Condica vidensRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-25
Chatham Co.
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Condica vidensRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2021-08-31
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Condica vidensRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-04-12
Wake Co.
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Condica vidensRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-04-12
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Condica vidensRecorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2021-04-07
Moore Co.
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