Moths of North Carolina
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Condica vecors (Guenée, 1852) - Dusky Groundling

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Condicinae		Tribe:
Condicini		P3 Number:
931995		 MONA Number:
9696.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Platysenta vecors); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Wingspan: 30-35 mm (Forbes, 1954)
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos, especially where associated with known host plants.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Condica vecors
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:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous, feeding on several species of forbs, including joe-pye-weeds (Eutrochium), snakeroot (Ageratina), and Dog-fennel (Eupatorium capillifolium) (Wagner et al., 2011). In North Carolina, we have found larvae on Dog-fennel. - 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 [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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 Photo Gallery for Condica vecors - Dusky Groundling

132 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-28
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-14
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-14
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-03
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-30
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2025-03-28
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-17
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kenneth Geisert, David Bradley, Julie Tuttle, Patrick Coin, Kaitlyn Elliott, Becky Watkins on 2024-08-17
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-09
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-08-04
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-08-02
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-07-31
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-24
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2024-07-15
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-07-11
Watauga Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-29
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-06-25
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2024-06-17
Lincoln Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-15
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-10
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-05
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-03
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-01
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-01
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-03-08
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-07
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-09-05
Orange Co.
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