Moths of North Carolina
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Condica mobilis (Walker, [1857]) - Mobile Groundling

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Condicinae		Tribe:
Condicini		P3 Number:
931992		 MONA Number:
9693.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Platysenta mobilis); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
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 mobilisAlamance 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 from the Coastal Plain come primarily from open habitats, including dune grasslands on the barrier islands and Longleaf Pine-dominated woodlands further inland. Piedmont records come mainly from lakeshores and old fields. Habitats recorded in the Mountains include wet meadows, old fields, and residential neighborhoods.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Bidens (Wagner et al., 2011). In North Carolina, they have been found on Bearded Beggarticks (B. aristosa). - View
Wikipedia
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 mobilis - Mobile Groundling

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Condica mobilisRecorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2025-06-18
Alamance Co.
Comment: 		Condica mobilisRecorded by: R. Newman on 2024-11-18
Carteret Co.
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Condica mobilisRecorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-11-05
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Condica mobilisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-11-02
Madison Co.
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Condica mobilisRecorded by: Richard Teper on 2024-10-06
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Condica mobilisRecorded by: David George on 2024-09-08
Durham Co.
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Condica mobilisRecorded by: R. Newman on 2024-08-31
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Condica mobilisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-07
Madison Co.
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Condica mobilisRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-08-04
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Condica mobilisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin, Steve Hall, Carol Tingley, Tom Howard on 2024-07-27
Chatham Co.
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Condica mobilisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-16
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Condica mobilisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-16
Wilson Co.
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Condica mobilisRecorded by: Mark Shields on 2023-10-06
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Condica mobilisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-16
Durham Co.
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Condica mobilisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-16
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Condica mobilisRecorded by: R. Newman on 2022-09-12
Carteret Co.
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Condica mobilisRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2022-08-08
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Condica mobilisRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-11
Guilford Co.
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Condica mobilisRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2022-06-15
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Condica mobilisRecorded by: R. Newman on 2021-12-26
Carteret Co.
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Condica mobilisRecorded by: R. Newman on 2021-11-28
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Condica mobilisRecorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-11
Buncombe Co.
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Condica mobilisRecorded by: R. Newman on 2021-09-03
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Condica mobilisRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-26
Wake Co.
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Condica mobilisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-10-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Condica mobilisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-09-27
Madison Co.
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Condica mobilisRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-09-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Condica mobilisRecorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-09-17
Buncombe Co.
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Condica mobilisRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-08-22
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Condica mobilisRecorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-07-30
Onslow Co.
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