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

Condica mobilisCondica mobilisCondica mobilisCondica mobilis
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: CondicinaeTribe: CondiciniP3 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                                                                                 
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.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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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
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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 S5
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-11-18
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-11-05
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-11-02
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2024-10-06
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-08-31
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-07
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-08-04
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin, Steve Hall, Carol Tingley, Tom Howard on 2024-07-27
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-16
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-16
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2023-10-06
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-16
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-16
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-09-12
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2022-08-08
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-07-11
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2022-06-15
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-12-26
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-11-28
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-11
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-09-03
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-26
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-10-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-09-27
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-09-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2019-09-17
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-08-22
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-07-30
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2019-05-30
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-11-01
Madison Co.
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